Influence of Inorganic Salt Additives on the Surface Tension of Sodium Dodecylbenzene Sulfonate Solution

Abstract

In order to study the effect of inorganic salt additives on the surface tension of a sodium dodecylbenzene sulfonate (SDBS) solution, the surface tension of the mixed system of six common inorganic salt additives, NaCl, CaCl2, AlCl3, Na2SO4, Na2CO3, and NaHCO3, and SDBS was measured, and the effects of the inorganic salt types, surfactant concentrations and inorganic salt concentrations on the surface tension of the SDBS solution were studied. On this basis, three inorganic salts, NaCl, CaCl2 and Na2SO4, were selected, and their effects on the critical micelle concentration (CMC) of the SDBS solution were studied. The experimental results showed that different inorganic salts had different effects on the surface tension of the SDBS solution. The order of effect of the six inorganic salts on the surface tension of the SDBS solution was CaCl2 > NaCl > Na2SO4 > NaHCO3 > Na2CO3 > AlCl3; when the mass fraction of the SDBS solution is high, the influence of the inorganic salts on the surface tension of the SDBS solution is relatively small; with an increase in the concentration of the preferred inorganic salt additives, the surface tension of the SDBS solution decreases first, then tends to be stable, and then increases; a reduction in the critical micelle concentration by the three selected inorganic salt additives shows the trend of 0.7% NaCl > 0.5% CaCl2 > 0.5% Na2SO4.