ISSN:
0268-2575
Keywords:
sucrose esters
;
synthesis
;
surfactant
;
telomer acids
;
Chemistry
;
Biochemistry and Biotechnology
Source:
Wiley InterScience Backfile Collection 1832-2000
Topics:
Process Engineering, Biotechnology, Nutrition Technology
Notes:
Glycolipid biosurfactants possess excellent surfactant properties and can be useful model compounds for the synthesis of surfactants from materials available in large quantities. The incorporation of a long, branched alkyl group, which is a feature of glycolipids, into a synthetic surfactant was achieved by the transesterification of sucrose with the methyl ester of a selected telomer monocarboxylic acid mixture, in a solution reaction. Characterisation showed the product to be a mixture of mono- and diesters each comprising a different ratio of linear to branched alkyl chains in the substituted group. Surfactant properties of the mixture, and the chromatographically-separated components, when evaluated in both distilled water and a salt solution, were found to be superior to a range of sucrose stearates. In addition the biosurfactant analogues were found to be more effective than surfactants derived from β-keto alkyl esters of various sugars (including sucrose) but were not as efficient as these latter compounds.
Additional Material:
3 Ill.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/jctb.280610302
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