본 연구에서는 섬유 유연제, 분산제, 대전방지제, 표백 활성제, 유화제 등으로 널리 사용되고 있는 이미다졸린 양이온 계면활성제의 계면 특성을 측정하였다. 계면활성제의 CMC는 약 6×10-5 mol/L이고 CMC에서의 표면장력은 약 32mN/m이며, 또한 이미다졸린 계면활성제의 표면장력은 계면활성제 농도에 관계없이 비교적 일정하고, 일정한 계면활성제 농도 조건 하에서 수용액의 pH가 증가하면 표면장력은 감소하였다. 1 wt% 계면활성제 수용액과 n-dodecane 오일 사이의 계면장력은 약 0.01 mN/m이고 평형에 도달하는 시간은 pH에 관계없이 거의 일정하였다. 30~60 ℃의 온도 범위에서 계면활성제 수용액은 pH에 관계없이 마이셀 수용액의 L1만을 형성하였고 계면활성제-물-오일로 이루어진 3성분 시스템은 lower phase 마이크로에멀젼을 포함한 2상 영역만이 존재하였다. 1 wt% 계면활성제 수용액의 거품 안 정성은 수용액의 pH가 증가할수록 증가하며, 이러한 결과는 pH가 증가함에 따라 1 wt% 계면활성제의 표면장력이 감소하는 결과와 일관된 경향을 나타내었다. QCM(quartz crystal microbalance) 측정에 의하면 계면활성제 흡착은 농도증가에 따라 증가하며, pH 증가에 따라 감소하였다. 또한 마찰 계수 측정으로부터 수용액의 pH가 알칼리 조건 하에서 이미다졸린 양이온 계면활성제의 섬유 유연 효과가 가장 우수함을 알 수 있었다.

In this study, interfacial properties were measured for imidazoline type cationic surfactant system which has been widely used as a fabric softener, a dispersant, an anti-static agent, a bleach activator, and an emulsifier. The CMC of imidazoline surfactant was near 6×10-5 mol/L and the surface tension at CMC was about 32 mN/m. It was found that surface tension was not affected by surfactant concentration but decreased with an increase in pH. The interfacial tension between 1 wt% aqueous solution and n-dodecane was shown to be about 0.01 mN/m and equilibration time was not affected by pH. Phase behavior experiment in a binary aqueous surfactant system showed that only micellar solution of L1 phase was found under conditions of temperature and pH investigated during this study. Only a two-phase region consisting of lower-phase microemulsion in equilibrium with excess oil phase existed under the same conditions, when oil was added to the binary surfactant system. The foam stability measured with 1 wt% surfactant solution increased with pH, which is consistent with surface tension measurement result. QCM(quartz crystal microbalance) measurement showed that surfactant adsorption increased with surfactant concentration but decreased with pH. According to the friction measurement, best fabric softening effect by imidazoline surfactant system was found under alkali conditions.

Imidazoline Cationic Surfactant Physical Property pH Softening Effect

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