Properties of Binary Mixture of Cetyl Diphenyl Ether Disulfonate and Linear Alkylbenzene Sulfonate

Abstract

Abstract The surface properties of the binary mixture of cetyl diphenyl ether disulfonate (C16-MADS) and linear alkylbenzene sulfonate (LAS) have been investigated by salinity and hardness tolerance, equilibrium surface tension, wettability, foam and emulsification measurements. The results show that with increasing mass ratio of LAS in the C16-MADS/LAS mixed system, the ability to reduce the surface tension of the solution is improved. The wetting performance is also improved. The critical micelle concentration (CMC) values are increased first, then decreased, and are higher than the ideal CMC values, which indicates that there is an antagonistic effect that is not conducive to the formation of mixed micelles between C16-MADS and LAS. In addition, the C16-MADS/LAS system improves the hard water resistance of LAS and reduces the foam properties of LAS.