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Usage

Uses

Used in Personal Care and Cosmetic Industry:
MYRISTYL HYDROXYETHYL IMIDAZOLINE is used as a conditioning agent for hair and skin, providing beneficial effects such as softness, manageability, and improved texture. Its conditioning properties make it an ideal ingredient in formulations for shampoos, conditioners, and body washes.
Used in Shampoos and Conditioners:
In the formulation of shampoos and conditioners, MYRISTYL HYDROXYETHYL IMIDAZOLINE is used as a foam booster and stabilizer. Its ability to enhance the lather and foam of these products contributes to a more effective and enjoyable user experience.
Used in Body Washes:
MYRISTYL HYDROXYETHYL IMIDAZOLINE is used in body washes as a foaming agent, providing a rich and luxurious lather that helps to cleanse and moisturize the skin.
Used in Metalworking Fluids:
In the metalworking industry, MYRISTYL HYDROXYETHYL IMIDAZOLINE is used as a corrosion inhibitor. Its ability to protect metal surfaces from corrosion makes it a valuable component in the formulation of metalworking fluids.
Used as an Emulsifier:
MYRISTYL HYDROXYETHYL IMIDAZOLINE is used as an emulsifier in various industrial and household products. Its ability to stabilize mixtures of oil and water makes it a useful ingredient in the formulation of creams, lotions, and other emulsion-based products.

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Relevant academic research and scientific papers

Synthesis and properties of a series of CO2 switchable surfactants with imidazoline group

Switchable surfactants are environment-friendly compounds, which can be separated from the system or lose surface activity after completing their function during one stage of a process. In order to study switchable properties of a kind of CO2 switchable surfactant with an imidazoline group, four 2-alkyl-1-hydroxyethylimidazolines were synthesized by condensation of N-(2-hydroxyethyl)ethanediamine with dodecanoic, tetradecanoic, hexadecanoic, and octadecanoic acids. Then, the series of long-chain alkyl imidazoline compounds were reacted with dry ice to produce imidazolinium bicarbonates cationic surfactants. The critical micelle concentration (CMC) and surface tension at CMC (γcmc) measured by the Wilhelmy plate technique show that these surfactants have excellent surface activity. The changes of conductivity before and after bubbling CO2 show the conversion between imidazolines and imidazolinium bicarbonates cationic surfactants. Conductivity cycles indicated that these surfactants could be switched by CO2 reversibly and repeating this three times. However, their switchable function on the emulsification-demulsification of water-alkane was dissatisfactory due to the emulsibility of amide which was hydrolyzed from 2-alkyl-1-hydroxyethylimidazoline. Therefore, the application of these switchable surfactants needed to be studied further.

Synthesis of Long Chain 2-Alkyl-1-(2-hydroxyethyl)-2-imidazolines under Microwave in Solvent-Free Conditions

An efficient method for the synthesis of long chain 2-alkyl-1-(2-hydroxyethyl)-2-imidazolines, and their amide precursors, by condensing aminoethylethanolamine and several fatty acids under non-solvent microwave irradiation using CaO as support, is described. Products were obtained in good yields and high purity in a few minutes, in both multimode microwave and monomode microwave oven. Evidences of non-thermal microwave effects are given.