Foams boosters

Examples of uses foi amine oxides include detergent and personal care areas as a foam booster and stabilizer, as a dispersant for glass fibers, and as a foaming component in gas recovery systems. Commercial suppliers of fatty amine oxides include Akzo Chemicals Inc. (Aromox) (73), Jordan Chemical Company (PPG Industries) (fordamox) (78), and Lonza (Badox) (79). 

Alkylbeazeaesulfoaates are effective surfactants, which respond well to builders and foam boosters ia detergeat formulatioas. These properties, together with low cost, availabiUty, and consistent quaUty, account for their dominant position ia household lauadry products (62,63). 

Up to the early 1960s, alkanolamide (already mentioned earlier) was added to this type of formulation as a foam booster. 

The performance of AOS vs. the other surfactants was tested with three foam boosters, namely, amide oxide (AO), lauryl myristic monoethanol amide (LMMEA), and coco diethanolamide (coco DEA) at 90 10 anionic/booster ratio. Blends were evaluated at 0.025% active, 41 °C, and 140 ppm vegetable shortening oil. The results in Fig. 21 show that AOS blends outperform the reference standard whereas the other blends were of equal or less performance. The AOS/LMMEA blend gave superior performance. It was further shown that the addition of a small amount of AES (10% on total actives) further enhanced the performance of the AOS system (see Fig. 22). AOS when formulated with AES and amide therefore has outstanding dishwashing performance and is an attractive candidate for use in formulating light-duty liquids. 

Various detergents were examined for their effect on lather properties. It was observed that alkyl aryl sulfonates (like sodium dodecyl benzene sulfonate) and alkyl sulfates (like sodium lauryl sulfate) had the biggest impact as foam boosters. This is not surprising, as both surfactants have head groups with high charge density, which is important for achieving rapid and stable foam [20],... 

The products thereby obtained are anionic silane surfactants exhibiting excellent surfactant properties dependent on the ammonium counter ion. Some specimen are real foam boosters, too. For example an 1 wt. % aqueous solution of isopropylammonium sulfatohexyl trimetyl silane shows a surface tension of 21 mN m and a spreading ability of 65 mm. As being familiar for the nonionics the aqueous solution of... 

Uses Foam booster and stabilizer in shampoos, bubble baths, and liquid detergents. 

Fatty Amides. Cocomonoethanolamide and cocodiethanolamide formed by the reaction of fatty acids or esters with monoethanolamine or diethanolamine are popularly used as foam boosters for shampoos and detergent products. 

Use Foamer, foam booster, foam stabilizer scour for household, cosmetic, and industrial applications. 

Monamines [ICI]. TM for a group of dial-kylolamides used as detergent, detergent additives, foam boosters, wetters, emulsifiers, dispersing agents, thickeners, and conditioners. 

In acid solutions, the amino group is protonated and acts as a cationic surfactant, whereas in neutral or alkaline solution the amine oxides are essentially nonionic in character. Alkyl dimethyl amine oxides are water-soluble up to Cj, alkyl chain. Above pH 9, amine oxides are compatible with most anionics, but at pH 6.5 and below some anionics tend to interact and form precipitates. In combination with anionics, amine oxides can be used as foam boosters (e.g., in shampoos). 

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