Journal of the Chemical Society Chemical Communications · 1987 · 24 citations · 0 references
Natural SciencesChemistryMaterials SciencePhysical ChemistrySurface ChemistrySurface ScienceAdsorption At InterfacesAdsorption ProcessesSurface AdsorptionSurface PhysicsSurface ReactivitySurfactantsAdsorption ChemistryAluminaAlumina Adsorption PropertiesIonic SurfactantsNonionic SurfactantsSurface Chemistry Of AluminaSurfactant AdsorptionSurfactant Systems
It has been shown for the first time that non-ionic ethoxylated surfactants adsorb much less extensively from aqueous solution (at temperatures below their cloud points) on alumina surfaces than on silica surfaces; this is attributed to the formation of surfactant: Al3+ complexes which are stable relative to the surface-adsorbed state.