Xiaoyuan Ma

Properties of ABA and BA polysiloxane amphiphiles modified by polyether

ABSTRACT To investigate the effect of content of polyether (F400) grafted on the properties of polysiloxane amphiphiles, polyether was grafted on the polysiloxane by hydrosilylation reaction with H2PtCl6 catalyst. The modified polysiloxanes were divided into two types; moreover, the ratio of polyether and polysiloxane was 1:1 or 1:2. The first one was similar to the conventional surfactant structure that is BA polysiloxane amphiphile, which own one hydrophobic chain and one hydrophilic group. Another one was ABA polysiloxane amphiphile, which possess one hydrophobic chain and two hydrophilic groups at the terminal. In our work, we compared the property of modified polysiloxanes with various contents of polyether in aqueous solution at room temperature to analyze the impact of polyether content on siloxane surfactants. The conclusion was that siloxane amphiphiles possess good solubility, high surface activity, and excellent spreading property. GRAPHICAL ABSTRACT