New Y-shaped surfactants from renewable resources

Ali TH 1 , Hussen RS 2 , Heidelberg T 3

Affiliations 

  • 1 Chemistry Department, Faculty of Science, University of Malaya, 50603 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
  • 2 Chemistry Department, Faculty of Science, University of Malaya, 50603 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Electronic address: r_syahila@um.edu.my
  • 3 Chemistry Department, Faculty of Science, University of Malaya, 50603 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Electronic address: heidelberg@um.edu.my
Colloids Surf B Biointerfaces, 2014 Nov 1;123:981-5.
PMID: 25465761 DOI: 10.1016/j.colsurfb.2014.10.054

Abstract

A series of sugar-based surfactants, involving a single hydrophobic chain (C12) and two side-by-side arranged head groups, was prepared form simple glucose precursors. All surfactants were highly water soluble and exhibited exclusively micellar assemblies. This behavior makes them interesting candidates for oil in water emulsifiers.

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