A novel pH-responsive wormlike micelles combinated sodium dodecyl sulfate (SDS) and diethylenetriamine (DETA) based on noncovalent electrostatic interaction
Zhou B. Yang H. Li X. Li Z. Bauyrzhan S. Kang W. Shen J. Ning C. Yang X.
1 November 2023American Institute of Physics Inc.
Physics of Fluids
2023#35Issue 11
pH-Responsive wormlike micelles (WLMs) have attracted lots of attention due to their abundant advantages, for example, ease of adjustment and strong reversibility. We have learned that the degree of protonation of diethylenetriamine (DETA) varies with pH, and the anionic sodium dodecyl sulfate (SDS) can connect with cationic groups. Inspired by this, a novel pH-responsive WLMs was prepared based on noncovalent electrostatic interaction with sodium dodecyl sulfate (SDS) and DETA at a molar ratio of 3:1. Properties of the SDS/DETA system were assessed from the aspects of rheology, macro-morphology, aggregates diameter, and micro-morphology. When the pH decreased from 9.98 to 6.80, the SDS/DETA system represented as a weak gel with the viscosity increasing from 7.6 mPa s to 1.4 × 103 mPa·s and the average hydrodynamic radius increasing from 5.6 to 91.3 nm. The phenomenon is attributed to the protonation of DETA when reducing the pH and the formation of WLMs based on electrostatic interaction between DETA and SDS. However, when pH was further reduced by adding HCl, the SDS/DETA system would reach its isoelectric point, thus the solution became turbid with low viscosity. The SDS/DETA solution represents excellent reversibility (at least three cycles) in viscoelasticity by adjusting the pH value, and such pH-responsive WLM holds significant potential for broader applications in biomedical, oilfield chemistry, and other fields.
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Key Laboratory of Unconventional Oil and Gas Development, China University of Petroleum (East China), Ministry of Education, Qingdao, 266580, China
School of Petroleum Engineering, China University of Petroleum (East China), Qingdao, 266580, China
Shengli Oilfield Branch of Sinopec, Dongying, 257000, China
National Engineering Research Center of Coal Preparation and Purification, China University of Mining and Technology, Xuzhou, 221116, China
School of Energy and Petroleum Industry, Kazakh-British Technical University, Almaty, 050000, Kazakhstan
Key Laboratory of Unconventional Oil and Gas Development
School of Petroleum Engineering
Shengli Oilfield Branch of Sinopec
National Engineering Research Center of Coal Preparation and Purification
School of Energy and Petroleum Industry
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