Abstract
The surface activity, intermolecular interactions and thermodynamic parameters of a mixture of a nonionic surfactant (branched-chain alkyl glycoside (IG-10)) and an anionic surfactant (alcohol ether carboxylic acid (90H)) were investigated and the wetting, emulsifying and foaming properties of the mixed system were also evaluated. The results show that there is a mutual attraction at the mixed micelles and gas/liquid interfaces formed by the two surfactants. The thermodynamic parameters show that the formation of mixed micelles from two different surfactants is a non-ideal process. In terms of application performance, the wetting ability and foaming properties of the mixed system showed good synergistic effects, with the wetting time of the mixed system being shorter than that of the two single surfactant systems and the foam stability being weaker than that of the single system. The best emulsifying capacity was obtained when the mass fraction of 90H was 50 %.
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Research ethics: Not applicable.
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Author contributions: The authors have accepted responsibility for the entire content of this manuscript and approved its submission.
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Competing interests: The authors state no conflict of interest.
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Research funding: We thankfully acknowledge the generous financial support from the Science and technology innovation projects of China National Light Industry Corporation (221103), RIDCI 2021 Science and Technology Innovation Fund (CX202104) and the Project of JALA Research Funds (JALA 2021).
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Data availability: The raw data can be obtained on request from the corresponding author.
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