title: Two-site adsolubilization model of incorporation of fluoromonomers into fluorosurfactants formed on cotton fabric.
abstract: The adsorption of surfactants and adsolubilization of organic compounds on knit cotton fabric are fundamentally important in admicellar polymerization to impart characteristics like water repellency, stain resistance, and flame retardancy. The main objective of this research is to study adsorption and adsolubilization of fluororsurfactants and fluoromonomers used to obtain water repellency characteristics. Adsorption of nonionic (fluoroaliphatic amine oxide) and cationic (fluoroaliphatic quaternary ammonium surfactant) fluororsurfactants at the interface of cotton is investigated with and without fluoroacrylate monomers. A two-site adsolubilization model was used to predict the aggregation number of fluorosurfactant.
authors.affiliation: School of Chemical, Biological and Materials Engineering, Institute of Applied Surfactant Research, University of Oklahoma , 100 E. Boyd, SEC T335, Norman, Oklahoma 73019 United States.
authors.forename: Srinivas
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Hanumansetty
authors.forename: Edgar
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: O'Rear