Effect of the concentration and composition on the size and shape of micelles of sodium oleate-cetyltrimethylammonium bromide mixtures.

Autor: Miraglia DB; Departamento de Química e INQUISUR (CONICET), Universidad Nacional del Sur, 8000 Bahía Blanca, Argentina., Schulz EN, Rodriguez JL, Schulz PC, Salinas D
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Journal of colloid and interface science [J Colloid Interface Sci] 2010 Nov 01; Vol. 351 (1), pp. 197-202. Date of Electronic Publication: 2010 Jul 21.
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2010.07.040
Abstrakt: The dependence of the aggregation number (N(agg)) on composition and concentration of sodium oleate-cetyltrimethylammonium bromide mixed micelles as revealed by cyclic voltammetry experiments shows a complex relationship with the total concentration and the composition of surfactant mixtures. This behavior is related to the evolution with composition of the HLB values and with the composition and the excess free energy of mixed micellization, and is explained by the inclusion of the double bonds of oleate chains in the micellar Stern layers. The increase in size probably leads to a reduction of the micelle surface available for the polar headgroups, causing a reduction in the proportion of double bonds in the hydrocarbon-water interface and a change in the mixed micelle composition. Therefore, the generally held supposition that the composition of mixed micelles does not change with concentration seems rather unrealistic.
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Databáze: MEDLINE
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