Abstract

AbstractThe cationic surfactant, N-(3-octadecylamino-2-hydroxyl) propyl trimethyl ammonium chloride was synthesized by an improved synthesis method and the structure was confirmed by Mass Spectrometry and 1H NMR Spectrometry. The physiochemical properties of the product were investigated systematically by surface tension and conductivity measurements. Various physiochemical parameters were calculated to evaluate the surface activities of the surfactant. The results show that both the critical micelle concentration and the degree of counterion dissociation increased with increasing temperature, but the surface tension at CMC decreased, which is opposite to that obtained on the previous condition with increasing NaCl concentration. The thermodynamic parameters obtained from conductivity measurement show that the micelle formation of the surfactant is entropy-driven in the investigated temperature range. While used as an asphalt emulsifier, N-(3-octadecylamino-2-hydroxyl) propyl trimethyl ammonium chloride exhibited an excellent emulsifying ability and it was a medium-set asphalt emulsifier.

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