Adreeta Bagchi, Pranav Sharma, Puja Poddar, Priyadarsi De
{"title":"RAFT-engineered polymeric surfactant: Exploring the self-assembly of homopolymers from poly(ethylene glycol) methyl ether methacrylate","authors":"Adreeta Bagchi, Pranav Sharma, Puja Poddar, Priyadarsi De","doi":"10.1002/jsde.12862","DOIUrl":"10.1002/jsde.12862","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Polymeric surfactants, valued for their ability to stabilize interfaces and tunable self-assembled structures, find extensive applications in personal care, drug delivery, pharmaceuticals, and industrial formulations. To develop an efficient polymeric surfactant, herein we investigate the synthesis and characterization of side-chain poly(ethylene glycol) (<b>PEG</b>)-based homopolymers (<b>PPEGMAx</b>), using reversible addition-fragmentation chain transfer (RAFT) polymerization in the presence of a hydrophobic tail-functionalized chain transfer agent (CTA), enabling precise control over molar mass and narrow dispersity (<i>Đ</i>). Structural confirmation and compositional analysis are performed using <sup>1</sup>H nuclear magnetic resonance (<sup>1</sup>H NMR) spectroscopy. The amphiphilic nature and self-assembly behavior of the polymers are investigated through fluorescence spectroscopy, dynamic light scattering (DLS), and atomic force microscopy (AFM). The polymers show critical aggregation concentrations in the range 27–63 μg/mL in water, with sizes ranging from 40 to 80 nm. However, a suitable hydrophobic/hydrophilic balance in the polymer structure is necessary for the aggregation behavior to develop their potential as polymeric surfactants.</p>","PeriodicalId":17083,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Surfactants and Detergents","volume":"28 5","pages":"1105-1113"},"PeriodicalIF":1.8,"publicationDate":"2025-04-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145013050","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Application and research progress of CO2 foaming system for oil displacement in oil and gas field development: A review and prospect","authors":"Minglu Shao, Suhui Zhang, Bowen Wu, Lipei Fu, Kaili Liao, Ailian Chang, Benqing Huang","doi":"10.1002/jsde.12859","DOIUrl":"10.1002/jsde.12859","url":null,"abstract":"<p>CO<sub>2</sub> foam system has the functions of oil displacement, plugging, and fracturing, and plays an important role in improving oil and gas production. In this paper, the effectiveness and mechanism of different surfactant systems for CO<sub>2</sub> foam and the methods to stabilize CO<sub>2</sub> foam are reviewed. The effectiveness and mechanism of ionic, nonionic, and Gemini surfactant systems for CO<sub>2</sub> foam were analyzed. The research status of CO<sub>2</sub> foaming agent system, gas-soluble CO<sub>2</sub> foaming agent system, and CO<sub>2</sub> intelligent response foaming agent system based on anionic, nonionic, and zwitterionic compounds was described. The mechanism of polymer and nanoparticles stabilizing CO<sub>2</sub> foam system was also discussed. Through investigation, it is found that the performance of CO<sub>2</sub> foam system compounded with various chemicals is better, and the research is relatively perfect and diversified, so we can pay attention to the refinement of the compounding process in the future. Sulfonation and modification of surfactants can further improve the properties of surfactants. The characteristics of Gemini surfactants, supercritical CO<sub>2</sub>, and CO<sub>2</sub>-sensitive surfactants can be used to make CO<sub>2</sub> foaming agent have the characteristics of easy recovery, sustainability, anti-corrosion, on–off control, and fluidity control. There is still room for development of such surfactants. Using polymers and nanoparticles to stabilize foam is the future development trend. This paper provides guidance for the further development and field application of highly effective CO<sub>2</sub> surfactant.</p>","PeriodicalId":17083,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Surfactants and Detergents","volume":"28 5","pages":"1087-1104"},"PeriodicalIF":1.8,"publicationDate":"2025-04-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145012752","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Wendong Kang, Jiaxing Yang, Zuobin Zhang, Jinzheng Chai, Yuting Xing, Yi Lu
{"title":"Effect of cement powder types on the physicochemical and thermal insulation properties of solidified foam","authors":"Wendong Kang, Jiaxing Yang, Zuobin Zhang, Jinzheng Chai, Yuting Xing, Yi Lu","doi":"10.1002/jsde.12860","DOIUrl":"10.1002/jsde.12860","url":null,"abstract":"<p>The solidified foam extinguishing agent was prepared by using the mixture of sodium dodecyl sulfate and sodium alcohol ether sulphate as surfactant, xanthan gum as foam stabilizer, aluminum sulfate as coagulant and three kinds of cement powder. The effect of cement type on the physicochemical properties and thermal insulation properties of solidified foams were investigated. The results show that the aluminate cement solidified foam (SF<sub>AC</sub>) exhibits the optimal comprehensive performance with the collapse ratio of 5.68%, and the excellent adhesion and thermal insulation simultaneously. The aluminate cement rapidly hydrates and condenses in the process of mixing with the foam fluid to form a stable three-dimensional skeleton system connected by numerous cell structures. The SF<sub>AC</sub> shows the highest viscosity of 6635 ± 3 mPa s and the shortest initial setting time of 185 ± 3 s among three samples, which maintains the surface integrity and the stability under high thermal radiation, thus effectively slowing down the heat transfer inside the solidified foam.</p>","PeriodicalId":17083,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Surfactants and Detergents","volume":"28 5","pages":"1079-1085"},"PeriodicalIF":1.8,"publicationDate":"2025-04-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145012112","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Lei Bai, Qingqing Yun, Huoxin Luan, Shenglai Yang, Yuan Feng, Mingmin Zhang, Xin Su
{"title":"CO2–switchable surfactant with amino–terminated polypropylene oxide","authors":"Lei Bai, Qingqing Yun, Huoxin Luan, Shenglai Yang, Yuan Feng, Mingmin Zhang, Xin Su","doi":"10.1002/jsde.12861","DOIUrl":"10.1002/jsde.12861","url":null,"abstract":"<p>CO<sub>2</sub>–responsive surfactants are one of the research hotspots in colloid chemistry, and identifying suitable CO<sub>2</sub>–responsive surfactants is of significant importance. This study investigates the CO<sub>2</sub>–responsive properties of the amino–terminated polyether ZFL–1001 and its potential as a switchable surfactant. The research demonstrates that ZFL–1001 exhibits reversible changes in conductivity, surface tension, viscosity, and emulsion stability when exposed to alternating CO<sub>2</sub> and N<sub>2</sub> conditions. The protonation of secondary amine groups triggered by the introduction of CO<sub>2</sub> enhances hydrophilicity, leading to increased conductivity, reduced surface tension, and the formation of stable micelle networks. These networks significantly influence viscosity and emulsion behavior. Conversely, the removal of CO<sub>2</sub> reverses these effects, returning the system to its initial state. ZFL–1001 also facilitates reversible phase transitions in crude oil emulsions, offering a novel method for emulsion regulation in oil reservoirs. These findings highlight the potential of ZFL–1001 to serve as an environmentally friendly and efficient CO<sub>2</sub>–switchable surfactant for applications in smart materials, crude oil extraction, and emulsion control systems.</p>","PeriodicalId":17083,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Surfactants and Detergents","volume":"28 5","pages":"1071-1078"},"PeriodicalIF":1.8,"publicationDate":"2025-04-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145012113","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Piyali Bhattacharya, Deblina Basak, Barun Mandal, Arunima Biswas, Swati De
{"title":"Polyoxyethylene (10) stearyl ether [Brij S10] based niosomal vesicles–fluorescence probing of the microenvironment and applications as drug delivery vehicles","authors":"Piyali Bhattacharya, Deblina Basak, Barun Mandal, Arunima Biswas, Swati De","doi":"10.1002/jsde.12857","DOIUrl":"10.1002/jsde.12857","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Nonionic surfactant vesicles (Niosomes) were prepared using a surfactant polyoxyethylene (10) stearyl ether [Brij S10] having a high <i>hydrophile</i>: <i>lipophile balance</i> (HLB). Optical and electron microscopy and light scattering indicate the stability of these vesicles. To propose the niosomal vesicles as future drug delivery systems (DDS), the morphology and bilayer characteristics of the niosomes have to be studied in detail. Insight into the niosomes could be obtained by fluorescence probing of xanthene dye aggregation. The use of Xanthene dye aggregation to probe the vesicular microenvironment has not hitherto been reported. Subsequently, we studied the entrapment and release behavior of these vesicles. The potentiality of these niosomes to entrap and release a real chemotherapeutic drug 5-fluorouracil (5-FU) was explored. Niosome-encapsulated 5-FU was administered to two breast cancer cell lines: (i) the cell line for aggressive breast cancer, that is, triple negative MDA-MB-231 and (ii) the less aggressive ER-positive MCF-7. The idea was to test the efficacy of 5-FU loaded niosomes on a cell with high metastatic potential and another with low metastatic potential. The results indicate a significant cytotoxic effect of 5-FU entrapped in niosomes on both the cell lines at less than half the IC<sub>50</sub> value of the bare drug alone.</p>","PeriodicalId":17083,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Surfactants and Detergents","volume":"28 5","pages":"1053-1070"},"PeriodicalIF":1.8,"publicationDate":"2025-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145012269","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Ronald Marquez, Jesus F. Ontiveros, Nelson Barrios, Eric Theiner, José G. Delgado-Linares
{"title":"Editorial for the special issue commemorating the impact of Dr. Jean-Louis Salager on academy and on industrial surfactant research and development","authors":"Ronald Marquez, Jesus F. Ontiveros, Nelson Barrios, Eric Theiner, José G. Delgado-Linares","doi":"10.1002/jsde.12855","DOIUrl":"10.1002/jsde.12855","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":17083,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Surfactants and Detergents","volume":"28 5","pages":"1047-1051"},"PeriodicalIF":1.8,"publicationDate":"2025-03-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145013316","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Angela Mazabel Rios, Juanita Pulido Teuta, Liliam A. Palomeque, Ramón E. Vera, Ronald Marquez, Johnbrynner García
{"title":"Statistical simplex centroid experimental design and formulation maps to predict the stability in cosmetic emulsions containing commercial emulsifiers","authors":"Angela Mazabel Rios, Juanita Pulido Teuta, Liliam A. Palomeque, Ramón E. Vera, Ronald Marquez, Johnbrynner García","doi":"10.1002/jsde.12852","DOIUrl":"10.1002/jsde.12852","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Formulating cosmetic products to meet consumer expectations poses significant challenges in terms of stability and shelf life. This work evaluates cosmetic emulsions formulated with three commercial emulsifiers: Polyglyceryl-3 distearate (Dermofeel®, a biobased surfactant), Glyceryl stearate (50%)/PEG-100 stearate (50%) (Lipomulse®, a nonionic mixture of glyceryl and ethoxylated surfactants), and Potassium cetyl phosphate (Amphisol K®, an anionic surfactant). Additionally, three emollients, namely Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Isoamyl Cocoate, and Jojoba Oil, were incorporated into the formulations. The effect of emulsion composition on stability, droplet size, rheology, and texture was systematically assessed via experiments and multivariate regression modeling, thereby providing an objective tool for cosmetic emulsions formulation. The lifetime of emulsions showed that emulsions containing Potassium cetyl phosphate exhibited separation velocities larger than 60 μm/s, whereas those with the other emulsifiers showed separation velocities below 40 μm/s, indicating larger lifetimes. A predictive model based on a statistical simplex centroid experimental design was developed to evaluate the separation velocity of emulsions based on the composition of the system, enabling the assessment of important variables that influence emulsion stability. The results indicate that composition variables (such as oil concentration) and formulation variables (such as surfactant nature and oil type) are important in determining emulsion stability, but also secondary effects such as surfactant-emollient interactions are crucial to predict the lifetime of cosmetic emulsions.</p>","PeriodicalId":17083,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Surfactants and Detergents","volume":"28 5","pages":"1031-1045"},"PeriodicalIF":1.8,"publicationDate":"2025-03-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://aocs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/jsde.12852","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145013131","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Jeffrey A. Cramer, Caleb M. Bunton, Matthew C. Davis, Paige E. Sudol, Katherine M. Hinnant, Arthur W. Snow, Ramagopal Ananth
{"title":"Predicting the firefighting efficacy of surfactants prior to synthesis via ensemble artificial neural network modeling of a foam performance database","authors":"Jeffrey A. Cramer, Caleb M. Bunton, Matthew C. Davis, Paige E. Sudol, Katherine M. Hinnant, Arthur W. Snow, Ramagopal Ananth","doi":"10.1002/jsde.12849","DOIUrl":"10.1002/jsde.12849","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Research efforts incorporating machine learning (ML) are currently focused on developing replacements for the toxic and bio-accumulative per- and polyfluorinated alkyl substances in fire suppressing foams. In the following work, ensembles of 10 artificial neural networks (ANN) were trained on a fire suppression database, described by Sudol et al., correlating area under the curve values obtained from 19-cm gasoline and heptane pool fire extinction curves to the molecular descriptors of surfactants within various firefighting foams. These ANN model ensembles were then used to evaluate proposed surfactant structures to predict the firefighting effectiveness prior to laboratory synthesis. The two most promising surfactants were a tetrasiloxane diglucoside and a chlorotrisiloxane-polyethyleneoxide (PEO). These surfactants were synthesized, and their fire extinction performances were assessed via 19-cm gasoline and heptane pool fire experiments to validate the ANN predictions. The synthesis of the demonstrably high-performing tetrasiloxane diglucoside surfactant is considered a successful ML application in the context of fluorine-free firefighting surfactant research and development. Meanwhile, the synthesis of the low-performing chlorinated PEO surfactant, which failed to meet predicted performance expectations, demonstrates the need for both comprehensive training data sets and the proper consideration of modeling redundancies to safeguard against unreliable ML-derived performance predictions.</p>","PeriodicalId":17083,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Surfactants and Detergents","volume":"28 5","pages":"1009-1029"},"PeriodicalIF":1.8,"publicationDate":"2025-03-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145012851","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
David M. Lewis, Chris M. Carr, Peter J. Broadbent, Muriel L. Rigout, Thomas Swift, Jamie A. Hawkes
{"title":"Using time-of-flight secondary ion mass spectroscopy to investigate the reaction of alkylsulfate and alkylethoxysulfate surfactants with keratin","authors":"David M. Lewis, Chris M. Carr, Peter J. Broadbent, Muriel L. Rigout, Thomas Swift, Jamie A. Hawkes","doi":"10.1002/jsde.12856","DOIUrl":"10.1002/jsde.12856","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Time-of-flight secondary ion mass spectroscopy (ToF-SIMS) was used to investigate the changes in keratin protein surface chemistry caused by the covalent bonding reactions of commercially available alkylsulfates and alkyl ethoxysulfates surfactants. Due to cystine and cysteine oxidation, plus regular shampooing, the surface chemistry of human hair is different from that of freshly scoured merino wool. Human hair can produce positive ions derived from the reaction of alkylsulfates and alkylethoxysulfates, commonly present in shampoos, with histidine and possibly lysine residues (with little evidence for cysteine thiol reaction). ToF-SIMS analysis of alkylsulfate treated keratin fibers confirmed the reaction of these surfactants with cysteine thiol, tyrosine phenolate, histidine imino, and possibly lysine amino residues. The reaction of alkylsulfates with keratin fiber surface nucleophiles is salutary since similar nucleophiles are present in skin proteins, enzymes, and DNA—which could reasonably be expected to undergo similar modification. In the case of skin, this reaction increases the surface hydrophobicity, which alters the skin biochemistry and microbiome. This results in suitable environmental conditions that could exacerbate existing afflictions such as dandruff, eczema, and mouth ulcers.</p>","PeriodicalId":17083,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Surfactants and Detergents","volume":"28 5","pages":"995-1008"},"PeriodicalIF":1.8,"publicationDate":"2025-03-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145013062","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Daniel S. Miller, Tzu-Chi Kuo, David Brennan, Adam Schmitt, Kathryn Grzesiak, Roxanne Jenkins, Harpreet Singh, Heather Wiles, Taylor Martin, Andrew Banks, David Hayes, Rohini Gupta, Jonathan Moore, Jonathan Mendenhall, Tom Kalantar
{"title":"A high-throughput method for screening surfactant additives and structure–property relationships for the removal of water from bitumen","authors":"Daniel S. Miller, Tzu-Chi Kuo, David Brennan, Adam Schmitt, Kathryn Grzesiak, Roxanne Jenkins, Harpreet Singh, Heather Wiles, Taylor Martin, Andrew Banks, David Hayes, Rohini Gupta, Jonathan Moore, Jonathan Mendenhall, Tom Kalantar","doi":"10.1002/jsde.12850","DOIUrl":"10.1002/jsde.12850","url":null,"abstract":"<p>This paper describes the development of a new high-throughput (HT) method for screening surfactant additives for the removal of water from bitumen extracted from oil sands. The method begins by isolating bitumen froth from Canadian oil sands via the hot water extraction and flotation process. The froth is then diluted with naphtha to form “dilbit” The dilbit is homogenized and subsequently mixed twice to ensure a uniform distribution of water and sediment. Then, aliquots of the dilbit are dispensed into separate vials, and surfactant additives are mixed in at the desired concentrations. Next, the samples are transferred to centrifugation cells and centrifuged. Finally, the top third of the sample volume is removed, and Karl Fischer titration is used to measure the residual water. The HT method was used to screen the dewatering performances of 67 surfactants. Of the surfactants screened, (ethylene oxide)-(propylene oxide)-(ethylene oxide) (EO<sub>x</sub>-PO<sub>y</sub>-EOx) triblock copolymer surfactants with molecular weight (MW) values >2000 Da and hydrophilic–lipophilic balance (HLB) values <16 were found to be the most effective demulsifying additives. The research approach presented here may enable the rapid development of structure–property relationships to guide the selection of surfactant additives for the improvement of commercial bitumen froth extraction and upgrading processes.</p>","PeriodicalId":17083,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Surfactants and Detergents","volume":"28 4","pages":"977-989"},"PeriodicalIF":1.8,"publicationDate":"2025-03-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144524539","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}