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Table 2 The main physico-chemical characteristics of LM(EO) n PD and CS(EO) n PD

From: Basic surface-active properties in the homologous series of β-alkyl (C12H25/C18H37) polyethyleneoxy (n = 0-20) propionamides

No.

Product

Nitrogen content (%)

Ethylene oxide content (%)

  

Determined1

Calculated

Determined1

Calculated

1.

β-lauryl/myristyl (7/3) oxy-propionamide

5.21

5.26

-

-

2.

β-cetyl/stearyl (7/3) oxy-propionamide

4.32

4.36

-

-

3.

β-lauryl/myristyl (7/3) polyethyleneoxy (n = 3) propionamide

3.50

3.52

32.97

33.22

4.

β-cetyl/stearyl (7/3) polyethyleneoxy (n = 3) propionamide

3.03

3.09

28.57

29.11

5.

β-lauryl/myristyl (7/3) polyethyleneoxy (n = 6) propionamide

2.63

2.64

49.53

49.87

6.

β-cetyl/stearyl (7/3) polyethyleneoxy (n = 6) propionamide

2.37

2.39

44.78

45.10

7.

β-lauryl/myristyl (7/3) polyethyleneoxy (n = 9) propionamide

2.10

2.12

59.48

59.87

8.

β-cetyl/stearyl (7/3) polyethyleneoxy (n = 9) propionamide

1.93

1.95

54.58

55.20

9.

β-lauryl/myristyl (7/3) polyethyleneoxy (n = 12) propionamide

1.75

1.76

65.84

66.55

10.

β-cetyl/stearyl (7/3) polyethyleneoxy (n = 12) propionamide

1.64

1.65

61.70

62.16

11.

β-lauryl/myristyl (7/3) polyethyleneoxy (n = 16) propionamide

1.44

1.44

72.25

72.62

12.

β-cetyl/stearyl (7/3) polyethyleneoxy (n = 16) propionamide

1.36

1.36

68.33

68.66

13.

β-lauryl/myristyl (7/3) polyethyleneoxy (n = 20) propionamide

1.21

1.22

76.20

76.83

14.

β-cetyl/stearyl (7/3) polyethyleneoxy (n = 20) propionamide

1.16

1.17

72.96

73.25

  1. 1 Kjeldahl method; 2 cleavage with concd. HI (d = 1.7 – 1.9).