Wenning Zhou
Molecular insights into the effect of anionic-nonionic and cationic surfactant mixtures on interfacial properties of oil-water interface
Zhou, Wenning; Jiang, Long; Liu, Xunliang; Hu, Yang; Yan, Yuying
Authors
Long Jiang
Xunliang Liu
Yang Hu
YUYING YAN YUYING.YAN@NOTTINGHAM.AC.UK
Professor of Thermofluids Engineering
Abstract
The influence of surfactants is of great importance to the interfacial properties, which is related by the characteristics of molecular arrays at the interface of multicomponent and multiphase systems. Comparing with single type of surfactant, the mixtures of surfactants usually provide superior performances in improving interfacial properties of the oil-water interface in the application of enhanced oil recovery. In this study, molecular dynamics simulations were employed to explore the mechanisms and interfacial behaviors at the microscopic level of pure and binary mixture of anionic-nonionic surfactant alcohol ether sulfates (AES) and cationic surfactant dodecyltrimethylammonium chloride (DTAC) at oil-water interface. The results show that the sulfate groups of AES molecules could attract DTAC molecules in the mixed surfactants, thereby reducing the repulsion between the molecules. DTAC molecules present excellent molecular interfacial behaviors, which could improve the arrangement of AES molecules through the interactions between head groups. In addition, it is found that the number of ethylene oxide (EO) group of AES molecules has a great influence on the behaviors of interface. An increase of EO group number could cause AES molecules to exhibit varying degrees of bending. By controlling the proper number of EO group, the aggregation of surfactants could be avoided and satisfactory interfacial properties will be achieved. Moreover, it is observed that the positive charge of DTAC molecule shows a strong repulsion to salt ions, for example Ca2+ ions, thus enhancing the overall salt resistance of mixed surfactants. The molecular-level insights gained in this work could provide useful guidance for designing the surfactant formulations for tertiary/enhanced oil recovery in low-permeability unconventional reservoirs.
Citation
Zhou, W., Jiang, L., Liu, X., Hu, Y., & Yan, Y. (2022). Molecular insights into the effect of anionic-nonionic and cationic surfactant mixtures on interfacial properties of oil-water interface. Colloids and Surfaces A: Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects, 637, Article 128259. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.colsurfa.2022.128259
Journal Article Type | Article |
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Acceptance Date | Jan 3, 2022 |
Online Publication Date | Jan 5, 2022 |
Publication Date | Mar 20, 2022 |
Deposit Date | Jan 10, 2022 |
Publicly Available Date | Jan 6, 2023 |
Journal | Colloids and Surfaces A: Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects |
Print ISSN | 0927-7757 |
Electronic ISSN | 1873-4359 |
Publisher | Elsevier |
Peer Reviewed | Peer Reviewed |
Volume | 637 |
Article Number | 128259 |
DOI | https://doi.org/10.1016/j.colsurfa.2022.128259 |
Keywords | Colloid and Surface Chemistry |
Public URL | https://nottingham-repository.worktribe.com/output/7220041 |
Publisher URL | https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0927775722000139 |
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