Adsorption of cationic surfactants
(dodecyltrimethylammonium bromide, 1RQ;
1,2-bis(dodecyldimethylammonio)ethane dibromide, 2RenQ) has been investigated on titanium
dioxide with a dodecyl chain
anchor. The adsorbed amounts of 1RQ and 2RenQ increase with
increasing concentration of the dodecyl
chain anchor on titanium dioxide, where the adsorbed amounts of 1RQ at
saturation are considerably
greater than those of 2RenQ. Changes in the dispersion stabilities
and the ζ potentials of the titanium
dioxide suspensions are well correlated with the adsorption behaviors
of the surfactants. The adsolubilized
amounts of 2-naphthol in the surfactant-adsorbed layer also increase
with increasing concentration of the
dodecyl chain anchor for 1RQ and 2RenQ, whereas those with 2RenQ are
greater than those with 1RQ
even though there is a smaller amount of adsorbed 2RenQ. These
differences in the adsolubilization are
attribued to the surfactant compactness in the adsorbed layer estimated
by ESR.
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