Adsorption of nonionic and cationic surfactants from aqueous binary mixtures onto the solid/liquid interface

A review on experimental studies of surfactant adsorption at the hydrophilic solid–water interface

“…Adsorption of mixture of cationic and non-ionic surfactants on a negatively charged alumina [1,69,124], silica [128], limestone [129], teflon [130] and on kaolinite [125]. In case of adsorption of cationic and non-ionic surfactant on negatively charged alumina from their mixture, similar to anionic and non-ionic surfactant mixture onto positively charged solid, the adsorption of tetradecyl-trimethyl-ammonium chloride (TTAC) and pentadecylethoxylated-nonyl-phenol (NP-15) on alumina from their mixture have been studied [1].…”

Ion specificity of the zeta potential of α-alumina, and of the adsorption of p-hydroxybenzoate at the α-alumina–water interface

“…An understanding of the adsorption of surface-active agents at the metal oxide-and oxy(hydroxide)-water interface in the presence of background electrolyte of variable concentrations and pH of the suspension is important for mineral processing industries, soil remediation, wetting, dispersion stability, and mineral dissolution [1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8]. With soluble natural organic matter (NOM), carboxylic and phenolic -OH groups are the two primary functionalities present that are responsible for adsorption at the mineral oxide-water interface in nature.…”

Adsorption and surface complexation of trimesic acid at the α-alumina–electrolyte interface

“…The adsorption of surface-active agents on the metal-oxide or oxy(hydroxide) surfaces has great importance in mineral processing industries, soil remediation, wetting, and dispersion stability [1][2][3]. Adsorption of simple and well defined benzene carboxylic acids with varying number and position of carboxylic and phenolic groups, mimicking the humic and fulvic acids, on iron and aluminum oxides has reported in the literature [4][5][6].…”