Surfactants from Itaconic Acid: Physicochemical Properties and Assessment of the Synthetic Strategies

Surfactants are a wide class of compounds used in a broad spectrum of industrial and everyday applications. In this paper, we present the synthesis of a new family of surfactants having C12 and C18 alkyl chains obtained from itaconic acid and fatty amines, molecules industrially obtained from renewa...

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Published in:ACS sustainable chemistry & engineering 2015-07, Vol.3 (7), p.1579-1588
Main Authors: Malferrari, Danilo, Armenise, Nicola, Decesari, Stefano, Galletti, Paola, Tagliavini, Emilio
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Language:English
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Summary:Surfactants are a wide class of compounds used in a broad spectrum of industrial and everyday applications. In this paper, we present the synthesis of a new family of surfactants having C12 and C18 alkyl chains obtained from itaconic acid and fatty amines, molecules industrially obtained from renewable resources. Main physicochemical properties of synthesized surfactants have been measured and their rheological behaviors have been evaluated at the air–water interface using the pendant drop technique. Some of the synthesized surfactants are stimuli responsive compounds, switchable to a polar form in the presence of CO2. The synthetic strategies have been optimized aiming at the sustainability of the process employing a complete set of green metrics and the software EATOS.
ISSN:2168-0485
2168-0485
DOI:10.1021/acssuschemeng.5b00264