Influence of surfactants on a pre-adsorbed cationic layer: Removal and modification
Influence of surfactants on a pre-adsorbed cationic layer: Removal and modification
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表面活性剂对预吸附阳离子层的影响:去除和改性
DOI:
10.1016/j.jcis.2020.12.047
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发表时间:
2021
影响因子:
9.9
通讯作者:
Allen F
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作者:
Allen F
Removal of organic species from solid surfaces is a crucial process. The use of oppositely charged surfactants provides a potential method for enhanced removal. Neutron reflectometry has been used to investigate the complex behaviour of a pre-adsorbed and tenacious layer of the cationic surfactant didodecyldimethylammonium bromide (DDAB) on a mica surface, during exposure to different organic species in solution. The anionic surfactant sodium dodecylsulfate (SDS) was shown to be able to remove the cationic layer, but only if anionic micelles were present in solution. To facilitate comparison with the behaviour of a non-ionic surfactant, the direct adsorption of pentaethylene glycol monododecyl ether (C12E5) to mica was also studied; low surface coverage adsorption was seen at the critical micelle concentration and above. C12E5was then found not to remove the cationic layer, but did include into the layer to some degree. The presence of cationic surfactant on the mica was however shown to significantly modify the adsorption behaviour of the non-ionic surfactant.