Abstract
The dynamic and equilibrium surface tensions of C(n)TAB solutions for n = 12, 14, and 16 are studied using ring and bubble pressure tensiometry. Together with respective literature values, including neutron reflectivity and dilational surface rheology measurements, the experimental data are analyzed on the basis of two theoretical models, the Frumkin model and a modified reorientation model that takes into account an intrinsic compressibility of adsorbed surfactant molecules. It turns out that this new reorientation model, earlier applied to nonionic surfactant adsorption layers, is also applicable to ionic surfactants and superior to the Frumkin isotherm. All adsorption properties of one particular surfactant can be described by a single set of model parameters.
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