Abstract
Aggregation numbers of aqueous sodium dodecyl sulfate (SDS) in the presence of added salt were estimated using the time-resolved fluorescence quenching method. Tris (2,2‘-bipyridyl)ruthenium(II) and 1-ethylpyrene were used as probes and 9-methylanthracene, 3,4-dimethylbenzophenone, and 1-dodecylpyridinium chloride were used as quenchers. It was found that aqueous SDS micelles are monodisperse even in the presence of high salt concentrations contrary to what has been reported. Similar studies were carried out using the nonionic surfactant hexaethylene glycol mono-n-dodecyl ether (HEGDE) in water. Aqueous 33.1% (w/w) HEGDE solutions were found to be polydisperse.
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