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Performance and physicochemical properties of α‐sulfo fatty acid methyl esters
Author(s) -
Satsuki Teruhisa,
Umehara Kenji,
Yoneyama Yuji
Publication year - 1992
Publication title -
journal of the american oil chemists' society
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.512
H-Index - 117
eISSN - 1558-9331
pISSN - 0003-021X
DOI - 10.1007/bf02635808
Subject(s) - chemistry , adsorption , solubilization , micelle , fatty acid , critical micelle concentration , pulmonary surfactant , organic chemistry , fatty acid methyl ester , chromatography , chemical engineering , aqueous solution , biochemistry , biodiesel , catalysis , engineering
The detergency properties of α‐sulfonated fatty acid methyl esters (α‐SFMe) were evaluated and compared to those of conventional anionic surfactants by using a model heavy‐duty detergent formulation. Several physicochemical properties of surfactants were measured to investigate the effective factors on detergency. α‐SFMe showed good detergency performance under various washing conditions. These results were considered to correlate well with the good adsorption behavior on oils and dispersing capabilities for particles, as well as with the good solubilization capacity. Solubilization behavior of α‐SFMe is discussed in relation to micelle properties. It is suggested that α‐SFMe can form suitable micelles for solubilizing polar oils advantageously, due to its bulky hydrophilic group.