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Phase Behaviour of Amphoteric Surfactant/Electrolyte/Cosurfactant/Alkane Systems


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1 Faculty of Science and Technology, Science University of Tokyo, 2641, Yamazaki, Noda, Chiba 278, Japan
2 Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Science University of Tokyo, 12, Ichigaya-Funakawara, Shin-juku, Tokyo 162, Japan
3 Department of Chemistry, Sookmyung Women's University, Changpa-dong 2-ka, Yongsan-ku, Soeul, 140-742, Korea, Republic of
     

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This paper describes the effect of pH on the phase behaviour of an amphoteric surfactant (Nα, Nα-dimethyl-Nα-lauroyl lysine, DMLL) in electrolyte (NaCl)/alkane (n-octane)/cosurfactant (n-pentanol) systems which are of possible pertinence to enhanced oil recovery. Three-phase microemulsion systems, which are composed of water, alkane, and microemulsion phases, are formed with n-octane containing/i-pentanol over the entire pH range of 1-9. The pH of the aqueous surfactant solutions is found to have a considerable effect on the cosurfactant requirement for middle phase microemulsion formation. The optimal cosurfactant requirement for middle phase microemulsion formation shows two minima at two pH values, where different types of DMLL coexist in the multiphase microemulsion system, but is almost independent of temperature in the vicinity of the isoelectric region (net charge of DMLL molecules becomes almost zero).

It is found that the change of optimal concentration of cosurfactant with changing pH is caused by the dissociation of the surfactant and the binding of ions (Na+ and Cl-) with the hydrophilic groups of DMLL molecules.


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Phase Behaviour, Amphoteric Surfactant, Middle Phase Microemulsion, PH-Dependence, Solubilization Parameter, Interfacial Tension, Lower Phase Microemulsion, ζ-Potential.
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Authors

Masahiko Abe
Faculty of Science and Technology, Science University of Tokyo, 2641, Yamazaki, Noda, Chiba 278, Japan
Akifumi Kuwabara
Faculty of Science and Technology, Science University of Tokyo, 2641, Yamazaki, Noda, Chiba 278, Japan
Keizo Ogino
Faculty of Science and Technology, Science University of Tokyo, 2641, Yamazaki, Noda, Chiba 278, Japan
Hiroyuki Ohshima
Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Science University of Tokyo, 12, Ichigaya-Funakawara, Shin-juku, Tokyo 162, Japan
Tamotsu Kondo
Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Science University of Tokyo, 12, Ichigaya-Funakawara, Shin-juku, Tokyo 162, Japan
Myung Ja Kim
Department of Chemistry, Sookmyung Women's University, Changpa-dong 2-ka, Yongsan-ku, Soeul, 140-742, Korea, Republic of

Abstract


This paper describes the effect of pH on the phase behaviour of an amphoteric surfactant (Nα, Nα-dimethyl-Nα-lauroyl lysine, DMLL) in electrolyte (NaCl)/alkane (n-octane)/cosurfactant (n-pentanol) systems which are of possible pertinence to enhanced oil recovery. Three-phase microemulsion systems, which are composed of water, alkane, and microemulsion phases, are formed with n-octane containing/i-pentanol over the entire pH range of 1-9. The pH of the aqueous surfactant solutions is found to have a considerable effect on the cosurfactant requirement for middle phase microemulsion formation. The optimal cosurfactant requirement for middle phase microemulsion formation shows two minima at two pH values, where different types of DMLL coexist in the multiphase microemulsion system, but is almost independent of temperature in the vicinity of the isoelectric region (net charge of DMLL molecules becomes almost zero).

It is found that the change of optimal concentration of cosurfactant with changing pH is caused by the dissociation of the surfactant and the binding of ions (Na+ and Cl-) with the hydrophilic groups of DMLL molecules.


Keywords


Phase Behaviour, Amphoteric Surfactant, Middle Phase Microemulsion, PH-Dependence, Solubilization Parameter, Interfacial Tension, Lower Phase Microemulsion, ζ-Potential.