Application Properties of Gemini Quaternary Ammonium Salt with Quadra‐cationic Sites and Sodium Fatty Alcohol Polyoxyethylene Ether Carboxylate Mixed Systems

Abstract The application properties such as foam property, electrolyte tolerance, antibacterial activity and antistatic performance of the mixed systems of a novel Gemini quaternary ammonium salt with quadra‐cationic sites (TC‐GS) and sodium fatty alcohol polyoxyethylene ether carboxylate (AE 9 CNa) at various molar fraction of TC‐GS (α TC‐GS ), were investigated systematically. Results show that TC‐GS/AE 9 CNa mixed systems with different ratios form a homogeneous and transparent solution, which exhibits excellent foam stability and antibacterial activity. The foam volume of the mixed system remains nearly constant from 400 s to 1000 s, and even when TC‐GS is 10 mg/L in the mixed systems, the antibacterial rates against Escherichia coli (E. coli) and Staphylococcus aureus ( S. aureus) for 2 min. are all exceeded 99 %. The mixed systems of TC‐GS/AE 9 CNa at various α TC‐GS also demonstrate the superior electrolyte tolerance, their maximum tolerance of NaCl, CaCl 2 and MgCl 2 is severally beyond 270 g/L, 180 g/L and 180 g/L. In addition, both TC‐GS solution and the mixed systems have good antistatic properties, which can reduce the surface resistance of polyester fabric to ≤10 10 Ω.