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COLLOIDS AND SURFACES A-PHYSICOCHEMICAL AND ENGINEERING ASPECTS
Volume 189, Issue 1-3, Pages 113-121Publisher
ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV
DOI: 10.1016/S0927-7757(01)00577-5
Keywords
critical micelle concentration; minimum critical micelle concentration; power-law exponent; temperature dependence of critical micelle concentration; thermodynamic potentials of micellization
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The critical micelle concentrations (CMCs) of anionic ammonium dodecyl sulfate (ADS) and cationic octadecyltrimethylammonium chloride (OTAC) were determined at various temperatures using a du Nouy ring tensiometer. The CMC decreased to a certain minimum and then increased with the temperature, displaying a U-shaped behavior. This behavior was analyzed using a power-law equation on the basis of reduced variables. The exponents of the power-law equation were found to be 1.05 for ADS and 1.12 for OTAC. These values were different from previous literature values of 1.74 for ionics, 3.54 for commercial ionics, and 5.80 for commercial amphoterics. Also, the U-shaped behavior is explained in terms of hydrophobic forces, as described by the thermodynamic potentials and parameters in the pseudo-phase separation model. (C) 2001 Elsevier Science B.V. All rights reserved.
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