Abstract
Surface physico-chemical and thermodynamic studies of some aqueous surfactant solutions were carried out by employing conductance, surface tension and dye solubilization (UV-Vis absorption spectroscopy) techniques. From conductivity and surface tension measurements, critical micelle concentration (CMC), counter-ion association constant (α), equivalent conductance at infinite dilution (λo), surface exess concentration (Гmax ), minimum area per molecule (Amin), surface pressure at CMC (πCMC), thermodynamic properties of micellization (∆Gomic, ∆Homic, ∆Somic) and adsorption (∆Goads, ∆Hoads, ∆Soads) have been obtained for an anionic (sodium dodecyl sulphate (SDS)), a cationic (hexadecyl trimethyl ammonium bromide (HTAB)) and nonionic (Polyoxyethylene (20) sorbitan mono-oleate (Tween 80)) surfactant solutions. Effect of mixing cosolvents (1,2-Ethanediol or 1,2,3-Propanetriol) on physico- chemical properties of surfactant systems at 298.15, 308.15 and 318.15K has been investigated. Surfactants micellar characteristics and their interactions with cosolvents were also investigated by Uv-vis absorption spectroscopy measurements of solutions using bromothymol blue as a probe. The inclusion of cosolvents caused an increase in CMC and degree of counterion dissociation (β) of surfactant solutions whereas the thermodynamic analysis shows that, although the micellization is less favorable in mixed solvent compared to pure water, the process is spontaneous and exothermic. Key words: Conductance, dye solubilization, micellization, surface physico-chemical properties.
Highlights
Investigations about the micellization characteristics of different types of surfactants are still carried out mostly in water and in aqueous media containing additives that can alter the water structure
The author had made a detailed study of the micellization behavior of an anionic (sodium dodecyl sulphate (SDS)), a cationic (hexadecyl trimethyl ammonium bromide (HTAB)) and nonionic (Polyoxyethylene (20) sorbitan mono-oleate (Tween 80)) surfactant solutions on adding the organic solvents ED or PT to water by employing conductometric, surface tension and dye solubilization (UV-Vis absorption spectroscopy) methods
The critical micelle concentration (CMC) values of surfactants in various compositions of water-ethanediol (W/ED) and water-propanetriol (W/PT) mixtures, estimated through conductometric, surface tension and UV-Visible absorbance spectroscopy experiments at 298.15, 308.15 and 318.15K are listed in Tables 1 to 3
Summary
Investigations about the micellization characteristics of different types of surfactants are still carried out mostly in water and in aqueous media containing additives that can alter the water structure. Despite extensive studies made on the micellization behavior of surfactants in different types of media, it is still not exactly clear which property of a solvent controls the micellization process. In recent years there has been a renewed interest on the study of adsorption and aggregation of surfactants in solvent media containing a binary mixture of water and. The author had made a detailed study of the micellization behavior of an anionic (sodium dodecyl sulphate (SDS)), a cationic (hexadecyl trimethyl ammonium bromide (HTAB)) and nonionic (Polyoxyethylene (20) sorbitan mono-oleate (Tween 80)) surfactant solutions on adding the organic solvents ED or PT to water by employing conductometric, surface tension and dye solubilization (UV-Vis absorption spectroscopy) methods.
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