Thermodynamic aspects of polymer–surfactant interactions: Gemini (16-5-16)-PVP-water system

Autor: Naved Azum, Abdullah M. Asiri, Malik Abdul Rub, Abdulrahman O. Al-Youbi, Anish Khan
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2016
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Zdroj: Arabian Journal of Chemistry, Vol 9, Iss S2, Pp S1660-S1664 (2016)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 1878-5352
DOI: 10.1016/j.arabjc.2012.04.015
Popis: The interaction between polyvinylpyrrolidone (PVP) and gemini surfactant (16-5-16) in aqueous solution has been analyzed using conductometry. From conductivity data the critical aggregation concentration (cac), critical micelle concentration (cmc), the effective degree of counter-ion binding (β) at different temperatures were obtained. The thermodynamic parameters, i.e., Gibbs energy of aggregation and micellization, standard enthalpy of aggregation, and standard entropy of aggregation of surfactant/polymer system were estimated, employing pseudophase separation model. The negative values of Gibbs energy and standard enthalpy suggest that the surfactant/polymer aggregation process is spontaneous and exothermic respectively.
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