Zawala, Jan published the artcileSynergism between Cationic Alkyltrimethylammonium Bromides (CnTAB) and Nonionic n-Octanol in the Foamability of Their Mixed Solutions, COA of Formula: C8H18O, the main research area is alkyltrimethylammonium bromide octanol foamability.
In this study, the foamability of pure solutions of alkyltrimethylammonium bromides (CnTAB with n = 8, 12, and 16) of various concentrations and their mixtures with n-octanol was studied. It was found from the results that n-octanol behaved as a foamability enhancer, depending on the CnTAB solution concentration A similar foam height was obtained in CnTAB/octanol systems compared to pure CnTAB solutions with a greatly reduced amount of cationic surfactants. This synergistic effect between CnTAB and n-octanol was quite significant, and it could be observed for systems where the CnTAB concentration differed even by two orders of magnitude. Such behavior was observed only below some characteristic concentration of CnTAB, called a critical synergistic concentration (CSC), above which the synergistic effect was either no longer visible or significantly reduced. Moreover, it was found that the presence of n-octanol affected only the solution foamability without significant changes in the stability of the foams. A possible origin of this effect was analyzed and discussed on the basis of the magnitude of the surface elasticity forces induced in the foam films during the foam generation period and while operating during foam decay.
Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research published new progress about Foams. 111-87-5 belongs to class alcohols-buliding-blocks, name is n-Octanol, and the molecular formula is C8H18O, COA of Formula: C8H18O.
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