Surfactant aggregation in CO2/heptane solvent mixtures.
Surfactant aggregation in CO2/heptane solvent mixtures.
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CO2/庚烷溶剂混合物中的表面活性剂聚集。
DOI:
10.1021/la901897w
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发表时间:
2009
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Hollamby MJ
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Hollamby MJ
The effect of improving “solvent quality” of pure liquid CO2with a heptane cosolvent on the phase behavior and micellization of commercially available surfactants has been explored using high-pressure small-angle neutron scattering (HP-SANS). The nonionic C12E5was found to be highly soluble in both pure CO2and the solvent blends, but no aggregation was detected by HP-SANS for any of the compositions studied, even up to 12 vol % surfactant. On the other hand, improving CO2solvent quality by adding heptane above 30 vol % promoted solubility and aggregate formation with normal sodium bis(ethylhexyl)sulfosuccinate (AOT). The solvent quality index Hildebrand solubility parameter, used to predict surfactant aggregation in pure hydrocarbon solvents (Langmuir,2008,24(21), 12235−12240) has been tested here for CO2−heptane mixtures. The results show how solubility and efficiency of AOT, a commercially viable, well-known, and commonly used surfactant, can be boosted in alkane-containing CO2-rich fluids compared to pure CO2alone.