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    Effect of large spacer on surface activity, thermal, and rheological properties of novel amido-amine cationic gemini surfactants

    Year: 2017

    Journal: J. Mol. Liq., Volume 242, SEP, page 1131–1137

    Authors: Hussain, S. M. Shakil; Kamal, Muhammad Shahzad

    Organizations: Center for Integrative Petroleum Research, King Fand University of Petroleum and Minerals, Saudi Arabia

    Keywords: Cationic gemini surfactants; Synthesis; Cationic polyacrylamide; Hybrid material; Rheology

    Three new amido-amine cationic gemini surfactants comprising large spacer groups were synthesized by arnidation of carboxylic acids with 3-(dimethylamino)-1-propylamine and subsequent reaction with dibromoalkane. The structures of gemini surfactants were elucidated by NMR, IR, and elemental techniques. Thermogravimetric analysis results showed impressive short-range thermal stability with no structure decomposition up to 260 degrees C. The structural characterization technique exhibited excellent long-range thermal stability with the survival of original structure of the gemini surfactants after aging them up to 90 C for ten days. The critical micelle concentration readings were ranged from 0.094 mmol/L to 0.15 mmol/L and the analogous surface tension (gamma cmc) values were ranged from 34.12 mN/m to 36.47 mN/m. The rheological investigation was done to examine the interactions between cationic polyacrylamide and cationic gemini surfactants. The polymer viscosity and storage modulus were reduced upon addition of gemini surfactants at low shear rate because of charge screening and polymer-surfactant interactions. The gemini surfactants revealed excellent thermal and surface properties and the investigated surfactant-polymer hybrid material found to be an excellent candidate of high temperature carbonate reservoir in which anionic surfactants are avoided because of high adsorption. (C) 2017 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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