Abstract
The dynamic interfacial tensions (IFTs) of three different types of surfactant solutions, cationic surfactant hexadecyl trimethylammonium (CTAB), anionic surfactant sodium dodecyl benzenesulfonate (SDBS), and non-ionic surfactant Triton X-100 (TX-100), against model oil containing oleic acid (OA) have been investigated by a spinning drop interfacial tensiometer. The influences of the OA concentration and addition of alkali have been studied. The experimental results show that OA added to the oil phase has a significant effect on interfacial behaviors of surfactant solutions. An obvious synergistic effect on reducing IFT can be observed for low-concentration cationic surfactant CTAB solution because the tight mixed adsorption films will be formed through electrostatic attraction between CTAB and OA molecules. However, the synergistic effect will disappear at a high surfactant concentration by the formation of mixed micelles. For the anionic surfactant SDBS system, the mixed adsorption of SDBS and OA molecu...
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