SYNERGISM IN BINARY MIXTURE OF SURFACTANTS .11. MIXTURES CONTAINING MONOSULFONATED AND DISULFONATED ALKYLDIPHENYLETHERS AND DIALKYLDIPHENYLETHERS

Interaction and synergism at 25°C of some alkyl- and dialkyldiphenylether mono- and disulfonates with a second surfactant containing a single hydrophilic and a single hydrophobic group (a nonionic, a betaine, or an amine oxide type of surfactant) in aqueous solutions containing swamping amounts of NaCl were studied by calculating interaction (β) parameters from surface tension-concentration data. Attractive interaction in mixed monolayers at the aqueous solution/water interface increased in the order: monoalkyl monosulfonate (MAMS) < monoalkyl disulfonate (MADS) < dialkyl disulfonate (DADS). In mixed micelles, by contrast, the DADS interaction was always weaker than that of either the MAMS or MADS. This is believed to be due to greater steric inhibition of micelle formation by the DADS structure. As a result of these differences in interaction, the DADS (gemini-type) structure is more prone than the other two types of structures to show synergism in both surface tension reduction efficiency and effectiveness, and less prone to show synergism in mixed micelle formation. © 1993 Academic Press, Inc.