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Synthesis and properties of renewable citronellol based biodegradable anionic surfactant

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New ester functionalized branched anionic surfactant—sodium citronellyl sulfoacetate (SCSA) is developed from naturally occurring acyclic monoterpene citronellol. This new surfactant is investigated for its self-aggregation, detergent, and biodegradation properties. Surface properties of the SCSA are determined by surface tension and conductivity method. Hydrodynamic radius of the micelles formed by the new surfactant is determined by dynamic light scattering technique. Detergency and foaming properties of the new surfactant are determined by Tergotometer and Ross-Miles method respectively. Further, the biodegradation property of the SCSA was determined by the BOD method. The experimental evaluation result establishes SCSA to be a good sustainable alternative to petrochemical derived surfactants. The new surfactant demonstrated good surface activity along with excellent detergent and biodegradation properties.

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Acknowledgments

We are thankful to Nikkol Group, Cosmos Technical Center, Japan, for the scale up production of SCSA surfactant in the batch process in their research center.

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There is no source of financial funding for this research. However, authors are thankful to Tokyo University of Science and Acteiive Research & Development Company, Japan, for research support.

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  1. Research Institute for Science and Technology, Tokyo University of Science, 2641 Yamazaki, Noda, Chiba, 278-8510, Japan

    Avinash Bhadani, Jung Hokyun, Taku Ogura, Satoru Hashimoto, Kenichi Sakai, Hideki Sakai & Masahiko Abe

  2. Department of Pure and Applied Chemistry, Tokyo University of Science, 2641 Yamazaki, Noda, Chiba, 278-8510, Japan

    Ananda Kafle, Kenichi Sakai & Hideki Sakai

  3. Department of Clothing Textile Laboratory, Bunka Gakuen University, 3-22-1 Yoyogi, Shibuya, 151-8523, Japan

    Yuji Yoneyama

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Bhadani, A., Hokyun, J., Kafle, A. et al. Synthesis and properties of renewable citronellol based biodegradable anionic surfactant. Colloid Polym Sci 298, 1543–1550 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00396-020-04735-z

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