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Simultaneous potentiometric determination of cationic and ethoxylated nonionic surfactants in liquid cleaners and disinfectants.

Talanta (2010-12-15)
Mirela Samardžić, Milan Sak-Bosnar, Dubravka Madunić-Čačić
RÉSUMÉ

A sensitive potentiometric surfactant sensor based on a highly lipophilic 1,3-didecyl-2-methyl-imidazolium cation and a tetraphenylborate (TPB) antagonist ion was used as the end-point detector in ion-pair potentiometric surfactant titrations using sodium TPB as a titrant. Several analytical and technical grade cationic and ethoxylated nonionic surfactants (EONS) and mixtures of both were potentiometrically titrated. The sensor showed satisfactory analytical performances within a pH range of 3-10 and exhibited satisfactory selectivity for all CS and EONS investigated. Ionic strength did not influence the titration except at 0.1M NaCl, in which a slight distortion of the second inflexion corresponded with the nonionic surfactant. Two-component combinations of four CS and three EONS were potentiometrically titrated using the sensor previously mentioned as the end-point detector. The quantities of the surfactants varied between 2 and 6 μmol for CS and 2.50 and 7.50 μmol for EONS. The known addition methodology was used for determination of the surfactant with considerably lower concentration in the mixture. Three commercial products containing cationic surfactants as disinfectants and nonionic surfactants were potentiometrically titrated, and the results for both type of surfactants were compared with those obtained with standard conventional methods.

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Sodium tetraphenylborate, ACS reagent, ≥99.5%
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Potassium tetraphenylborate, 97%
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Ammonium tetraphenylborate, 99%
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Sodium tetraphenylborate, puriss. p.a., ACS reagent, ≥99.5% (NT)