Influence of sodium chloride on the cloud point of polyethoxylate surfactants and estimation of Flory-Huggins model parameters
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cloud point, NaCl, FloryHuggins model, nonionic surfactantAbstract
In this study, the influence of NaCl on the cloud point of polyethoxylate surfactants from the family of lauryl alcohol polyethoxylates (C12EOn ) and nonylphenol polyethoxylates (NPEOn ) was investigated. Liquid-liquid equilibrium curves of the aforementioned aqueous surfactants system with the presence of NaCl were plotted and thermodynamic parameters based on the Flory-Huggins model were obtained. The visual method was used to determine the cloud point. Solutions containing surfactant concentrations between 0.5 and 20% (by weight) and NaCl between 4.9 and 12.1% (by weight) were prepared. Salt had a salting-out effect, decreasing surfactant solubility in water. Furthermore, the cloud point decreased with an increase of NaCl concentration. The Flory-Huggins model satisfactorily described the experimental data for all surfactant + NaCl aqueous mixtures studied.
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