Partitioning of amphiphilic additives between the micelles of n-alkyltrimethylammonium bromides and the surrounding aqueous solution as a function of surfactant chain length

Journal Article · Thu Mar 22 00:00:00 EST 1990 · Journal of Physical Chemistry; (USA)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1021/j100369a055· OSTI ID:6811923

Abu-Hamdiyyah, M; Kumari, K ^[1]

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1. Univ. of Kuwait, Safat (Kuwait)

The partitioning of 1-propanol, 2-propanol, 1-butanol, 2-butanol, 2-methyl-2-propanol, 1-butylurea, tert-butylurea, cyclohexanol, 6-caprolactam, 1-hexanol, 1-octanol, and 1-decanol between the micelles of dodecyl- (C{sub 12}), tetradecyl- (C{sub 14}), and hexadecyl-(C{sub 16}) trimethylammonium bromides and the surrounding aqueous phase has been determined at 25{degree}C. It is found that the ability to depress the critical micelle concentration, the corresponding ability to increase the micellar degree of ionization, and the coaggregation (solubilization) tendency all tend to decrease with increasing surfactant chain length.

• OSTI ID: 6811923
• Journal Information: Journal of Physical Chemistry; (USA), Vol. 94:6; ISSN 0022-3654
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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