An Experimental Study of Interaction Between Surfactant and Particle Hydrogels
Abstract
Polyacrylamide gel was synthesized to study interaction between surfactant and particle hydrogel. Surfactants used in this study include cationic surfactants, n-dodecylpyridinium chloride, (1-hexadecyl) pyridinium bromide; anionic surfactants, sodium salt of dodecylbenzene sulfonic acid, sodium 4-n-octyl benzene sulfonate and sodium branched alcohol propoxylate sulfate; and nonionic surfactants, Igepal® CO-530, Tergitol® NP-10 and Neodol® 25-12. It has been found that, after swelling of the dry particles, surfactant concentration shows a substantial increase. Meanwhile, dynamic modulus (G' and G") of the gels shows a significant decrease in the surfactant solutions. Based on the experimental results, a mechanism has been proposed to elucidate the reduction of the gel dynamic modulus. Furthermore, this mechanism was discussed through surfactant critical packing parameters (CPP) at the interface of the hydrogel particle and surfactant aqueous solution, and confirmed by recovery of the gel dynamic modulus after removal of the surfactant from the hydrogels.
Recommended Citation
Y. Wu et al., "An Experimental Study of Interaction Between Surfactant and Particle Hydrogels," Polymer, vol. 52, no. 2, pp. 452 - 460, Elsevier, Jan 2011.
The definitive version is available at https://doi.org/10.1016/j.polymer.2010.12.003
Department(s)
Geosciences and Geological and Petroleum Engineering
Keywords and Phrases
Dynamic Modulus; Hydrogel; Surfactant; Aqueous Solutions; Critical Packing Parameters; Dodecylbenzene Sulfonic Acid; Dynamic Moduli; Experimental Studies; Gel Dynamics; Polyacrylamide Gels; Pyridinium; Sodium Salt
International Standard Serial Number (ISSN)
0032-3861
Document Type
Article - Journal
Document Version
Citation
File Type
text
Language(s)
English
Rights
© 2011 Elsevier, All rights reserved.
Publication Date
01 Jan 2011