Interaction Behavior Between an Amino Sulfonate Surfactant and Octylphenol Polyoxyethylene Ether (10) in Aqueous Solution

The micellization of binary mixtures of sodium dodecyl diamino sulfonate (C12AS) and nonionic octylphenol polyoxyethylene ether (10) (OP-10) was investigated in aqueous solution at a pH of about 6.0. Two techniques, UV–Vis spectroscopy using pyrene as a probe and surface tensiometry, were employed in this work to obtain information on the micellization behavior of the mixed C12AS/OP-10 system. The interaction parameters between the two components, activity coefficients in mixed micelles, compositions of mixed micelles, and thermodynamic parameters of micellization (calculated using Clint’s equation, Rubingh’s treatment based on regular solution theory, and Rodenas’s treatment considering the Gibbs–Duhem equation) were evaluated for this mixed surfactant system. The results show that the synergistic effect between C12AS and OP-10 in all mixed systems plays a vital role in the reduction of the overall critical micelle concentration (cmc) value in aqueous solution. In the process of micellization, both the steric effect of the head group and the charge density for C12AS affect the formation and stability of the mixed micelles, and the entry of a small amount of C12AS into the unconsolidated micelle of OP-10 is more favorable to the formation of the mixed micelle by promoting the reduction of the mixed micelle cmc value. Thermodynamic data show that micellization for the mixed C12AS/OP-10 system is both an enthalpy and entropy driven process.     

Effects of organic solvent addition on the aggregation and micellar growth of cationic dimeric surfactant 12-3-12,2Br-

The micellization and micellar growth of cationic dimeric surfactant propanediyl-alpha-omega-bis(dodecyldimethylammonium) bromide, 12-3-12,2Br-, have been studied in several water-organic solvent mixtures. The organic solvents were ethylene glycol, glycerol, 1,2-propylene glycol, 1,3-propylene glycol, acetonitrile, dioxane, formamide, and N,N-dimethylformamide. Results showed that the aggregation process was less favored in the binary mixtures than in pure water, which was explained by considering the influence of the solvophobic effect on micellization. The addition of organic solvents was accompanied by a diminution in the average aggregation number, Nagg, of the dimeric micelles. This diminution was due to the decrease in the interfacial Gibbs energy contribution, Delta G0interfacial, to the Gibbs energy of micellization caused by the decrease in the hydrocarbon/bulk-phase interfacial tension. As a result of the micelle size diminution, the concentration at which the sphere-to-rod transition occurred, C*, was higher in the mixtures than in pure water. Micelle size reduction is accompanied by a decrease in the ionic interactions and in the extra packing contribution to the deformation of the surfactants tails, making the formation of cylindrical micelles less favorable.     

Micelle formation of N-(1,1-dihydroperfluorooctyl)- and N-(1,1-dihydroperfluorononyl)-N,N,N-trimethylammonium chlorides

Micelle formation of N-(1,1-dihydroperfluorooctyl)-N,N,N- and N-(1,1-dihydroperfluorononyl)-N,N,N-trimethylammonium chloride was investigated by analyzing the concentration dependence of the electric conductivity and of the activity of the counterion (Cl(-)) of the solution. The three micellization parameters for ionic surfactants, the micellization constant K(n), the micelle aggregation number n, and the number of counterions per micelle m, were determined by combination of electric conductivity and counterion concentration. The present analysis employed two slopes of the plots of specific conductivity against surfactant concentration below and above the critical micelle concentration and the mass action model of micelle formation. The aggregation numbers thus obtained were relatively small, while the degrees of counterion binding to the micelle (m/n) were found to be quite large, much larger than expected from the small aggregation numbers. Thermodynamical parameters of the micellization were evaluated from the temperature dependence of the three parameters, and the micellization of the fluorinated surfactant was found to be enthalpy-driven. A CF(2) group in the perfluorocarbon chain was found to be 1.44 times larger in hydrophobicity for micellization than a CH(2) group in the hydrocarbon chain.     

Micellar evolution in mixed nonionic/anionic surfactant systems

Surfactant mixtures are widely used in industrial applications due to their favorable synergistic interactions. For instance, anionic and nonionic mixtures are often employed in detergent, personal care, and enhanced oil recovery. It is useful to understand micellization behaviors of such mixtures, as they are important for formulation optimizations. A range of techniques including surface tensiometry, fluorescence spectroscopy, ultrafiltration, and analytical ultracentrifugation (AUC), were employed in this work to obtain information on the micellization behaviors of the mixed n-dodecyl-β-D-maltoside (DM)/sodium dodecyl sulfonate (SDSN) system. The interaction parameter, monomer concentration, and micellar size and shape distribution were obtained for this mixed surfactant system as a function of total surfactant concentration as well as mixing ratio to achieve a full understanding of their aggregation behaviors. The coexistence of two types of micelles was identified in this mixed anionic/nonionic surfactant system for the first time. A model is proposed to explain such coexistence based on the surface activities and the interactions between the two types of surfactants. These findings are useful for optimizing the composition of mixed surfactant systems and enhancing the synergetic efficiency of the system to achieve more effective and economical formulations.     

Thermodynamics of micellization of tetradecyltrimethylammonium bromide in ethylene glycol–water binary mixtures

The aggregation behaviour of tetradecyltrimethylammonium bromide in ethylene glycol–water mixtures across a range of temperatures has been investigated by electrical conductivity measurements. The critical micelle concentration (cmc) and the degree of counterion dissociation of micelles were obtained at each temperature from plots of differential conductivity, (κ/c) _{T , P} , versus the square root of the total concentration of the surfactant. This procedure not only enables us to determine the cmc values more precisely than the conventional method, based on plots of conductivity against total concentration of surfactant, but also allows straightforward determination of the limiting molar conductance and the molar conductance of micellar species. The equilibrium model of micelle formation was applied to obtain the thermodynamics parameters of micellization. Only small differences have been observed in the standard molar Gibbs free energies of micellization over the temperature range investigated. The enthalpy of micellization was found to be negative in all cases, and it showed a strong dependence on temperature in the ethylene glycol poor solvent system. An enthalpy–entropy compensation effect was observed for all the systems, but whereas the micellization of the surfactant in the solvent system with 20 wt% ethylene glycol seems to occur under the same structural conditions as in pure water, in ethylene glycol rich mixtures the results suggest that the lower aggregation of the surfactant is due to the minor cohesive energy of the solvent system in relation to water. Received: 13 December 1998 Accepted in revised form: 25 February 1999     

Conductometric and spectrofluorimetric characterization of the mixed micelles constituted by dodecyltrimethylammonium bromide and a tricyclic antidepressant drug in aqueous solution

Conductivity and static fluorescence measurements have been carried out at 25 degrees C to study the monomeric and micellar phases of aqueous solutions of mixed micelles constituted by a conventional cationic surfactant, dodecyltrimethylammonium bromide (D(12)TAB), and a tricyclic antidepressant drug, amitriptyline hydrochloride (AMYTP), with aggregation properties. From conductivity data, the total mixed critical micelle concentration and the dissociation degree of the mixed micelle have been obtained, while fluorescence experiments allow for the determination of the total aggregation number, and the micropolarity of micellar inside. Furthermore, the partial contribution of each surfactant to the mixed micellization process, through their critical micelle concentrations and their aggregation numbers have been determined, as well. The solubilization of the drug in the mixed micelles has been also studied through the mass action model, by determining the association constant between the micelles and the drug. From these results, the use of the micelles studied in this work as potential models for vectors of antidepressant drugs of the amitriptyline family has been discussed. The theoretical aspects of the mixed micellization process have been also analyzed.     

Role of the solvophobic effect on micellization

Experimental data of amphiphiles aggregation phenomena in water-organic solvent mixtures were considered with the idea of investigating the role of the solvophobic effect on micellization. Changes in the critical micelle concentration, in the micellar ionization degree (for ionic surfactants) and in the aggregation number accompanying variations in the composition of the bulk phase of the micellar solutions were examined with the scope of understanding which properties of the water-organic solvent mixtures are important in the micellization process. Results point out that the cohesive energy density, measured either through the Hildebrand-Hansen solubility parameter or the Gordon parameter, seems to play an important role in determining the contribution of the solvophobic effect on the Gibbs energy of micellization in water-organic solvents mixtures.     

A critical and comprehensive assessment of interfacial and bulk properties of aqueous binary mixtures of anionic surfactants, sodium dodecylsulfate, and sodium dodecylbenzenesulfonate

The micellization of mixed binary surfactant systems of sodium dodecylsulfate (SDS) and sodium dodecylbenzenesulfonate (SDBS) has been studied by conductometry, tensiometry, fluorimetry, and microcalorimetry at different mole fractional compositions. The counter-ion binding of micelles, micellar aggregation number, thermodynamics of micellization, interaction of components in the mixed micelles, and their compositions therein and amphiphile packing in micelles have been examined. The adsorption features of the surfactants at the air/solution interface have also been estimated. Correlation of the results and explanations of the findings have been presented. The difference in the head groups of SDS and SDBS has manifested interesting solution and interfacial behaviors.     

Micellar copolymerization of associative polymers: study of the effect of acrylamide on sodium dodecyl sulfate-poly(propylene oxide) methacrylate mixed micelles

Mixed micelles of sodium dodecyl sulfate (SDS) and poly(propylene oxide) methacrylate (PPOMA) have been studied in the presence of acrylamide using conductimetry, fluorescence spectroscopy, and small-angle neutron scattering (SANS) under the following conditions: (i) the SDS-acrylamide binary system in water; (ii) the SDS-acrylamide-PPOMA ternary system in water. The addition of acrylamide in SDS solutions perturbs the micellization of the surfactant by decreasing the aggregation number of the micelles and increasing their ionization degree. The variations of the various micellar parameters versus the weight ratio R=PPOMA/SDS are different in the presence of acrylamide or in pure water. These differences are much more pronounced for the lower than for the higher PPOMA concentrations. There is competition between acrylamide and PPOMA and at higher PPOMA concentration, acrylamide tends to be released from SDS micelles and is completely replaced by PPOMA.     

Thermodynamics and micellar properties of tetradecyltrimethylammonium bromide in formamide-water mixtures

The effect of formamide on the micellization of tetradecyltrimethylammonium bromide has been investigated by conductance and fluorescence probe experiments. The critical micelle concentration and the degree of counterion dissociation of micelles were obtained from conductance measurements in the temperature range of 20 to 40 degrees C. It was found that these two parameters increase with both temperature and formamide content in the solvent system. The thermodynamic parameters of micellization were estimated using the equilibrium model of micelle formation. The standard free energy of micellization was found to be negative in all cases and becomes less negative as the formamide content in the mixed solvent increases, but it is roughly independent of temperature. Although the entropic contribution was found to be larger than the enthalpy one, in particular at lower temperatures, an enthalpy-entropy compensation effect was observed for all systems. Micellar aggregation numbers were determined by the static quenching method, using pyrene as a probe and cetylpyridinium chloride as a quencher. The observed decrease in the micelle aggregation number, which is controlled by the increase in the surface area per headgroup, was attributed to an enhanced solvation in formamide rich solvent mixtures. Changes in the pyrene 1:3 ratio index, indicating a more polar environment, are consistent with an increased micellar solvation. Fluorescence polarization of both coumarin 6 and fluorescein are indicative of a decrease in microviscosity with cosolvent addition. The data on fluorescence anisotropy of coumarin 6 were analyzed using the wobbling in cone model. Data indicated the formation of micelles with a less ordered structure as the formamide increases in the solvent system.     

萃取过程的量热研究(Ⅳ)——皂化P507萃取有机相中反向胶束和微乳状液的形成

利用量热滴定法研究皂化P507萃取有机相中反向胶束的形成和滴水过程中微乳状液的形成.求得临界胶束浓度、胶束形成常数K、聚集数n以及热力学函数,并用激光动态光散射仪测定胶团和微乳颗粒的流体力学半径。     

Micelle–monomer equilibria in solutions of ionic surfactants and in ionic–nonionic mixtures: A generalized phase separation model

On the basis of a detailed physicochemical model, a complete system of equations is formulated that describes the equilibrium between micelles and monomers in solutions of ionic surfactants and their mixtures with nonionic surfactants. The equations of the system express mass balances, chemical and mechanical equilibria. Each nonionic surfactant is characterized by a single thermodynamic parameter — its micellization constant. Each ionic surfactant is characterized by three parameters, including the Stern constant that quantifies the counterion binding. In the case of mixed micelles, each pair of surfactants is characterized with an interaction parameter, β, in terms of the regular solution theory. The comparison of the model with experimental data for surfactant binary mixtures shows that β is constant — independent of the micelle composition and electrolyte concentration. The solution of the system of equations gives the concentrations of all monomeric species, the micelle composition, ionization degree, surface potential and mean area per head group. Upon additional assumptions for the micelle shape, the mean aggregation number can be also estimated. The model gives quantitative theoretical interpretation of the dependence of the critical micellization concentration (CMC) of ionic surfactants on the ionic strength; of the CMC of mixed surfactant solutions, and of the electrolytic conductivity of micellar solutions. It turns out, that in the absence of added salt the conductivity is completely dominated by the contribution of the small ions: monomers and counterions. The theoretical predictions are in good agreement with experimental data.     

The interaction of isomeric hexanediols with sodium dodecyl sulfate and dodecyltrimethylammonium bromide micelles

The micelle formation process for a typical anionic surfactant, sodium dodecyl sulfate, and a typical cationic surfactant, dodecyltrimethylammonium bromide, has been investigated in a series of mixed solvents consisting of different concentrations of isomeric hexanediols (1,2-hexanediol and 1,6-hexanediol) in water. The critical micelle concentrations and the degrees of counterion dissociation of the mixed micelles were obtained from conductance experiments. Luminescence probing experiments have been used to determine the concentration of micelles in solution and, hence, the micellar aggregation numbers of the surfactants in the mixed solvent systems. The alcohol aggregation numbers were determined by combining the partition coefficients (obtained using NMR paramagnetic relaxation enhancement experiments) with the micellar concentrations from the luminescence probing experiments. All these results are interpreted in terms of the difference in the interaction of the isomeric hexanediols with the surfactant as a function of the position of the hydroxyl groups on the six-carbon chain of the alcohol. Received: 28 June 2000/Accepted: 5 July 2000     

N-酰基-L-丝氨酸钠表面活性剂的合成和胶束化热力学性质

以L-丝氨酸和长链酰氯为原料,合成了3种不同碳链长度（n=8,12,14）的N-酰基-L-丝氨酸。 并以1H NMR、ESI-MS和元素分析对3种目标产物进行了表征。 采用表面张力法研究了N-酰基-L-丝氨酸钠在298、308、318和328 K时水溶液中的聚集行为,确定了临界胶束浓度（cmc）、临界胶束浓度下的最低表面张力（γcmc）、表面饱和吸附量Γmax。 由cmc和温度的关系,应用相分离模型计算了胶束化热力学参数ΔGom、ΔHom和ΔSom。 结果表明,ΔGom＜0,ΔHom的绝对值比-TΔSom绝对值小的多,说明胶束化过程为熵驱动过程,随着温度的升高,胶束化过程是熵-焓补偿的过程。     

Synthesis and dilute aqueous solution properties of ester functionalized cationic gemini surfactants having different ethylene oxide units as spacer

New series of ester functionalized quaternary ammonium gemini surfactants having different ethylene oxide units as spacer have been synthesized and investigated for their aggregation behavior and thermodynamic properties of micellization by surface tension, conductivity, and fluorescence methods. The critical micelle concentration (cmc) of these gemini surfactants increases with the increase in the length of polar hydrophilic ethylene oxide spacer. The micellization process has been found to be entropy-driven and dependent on both the tendency of the hydrophobic group of the surfactants to transfer from aqueous environment to interior of micelle as well as the rearrangement of flexible ester-linked ethylene oxide units (hydrophilic spacer) into aqueous phase. The polar ester functional groups and pairs of nonbonding electrons on oxygen atom of ethylene oxide spacer form hydrogen bonding with water molecules enhancing their solubility in aqueous system.     

Inclusion complexes between beta-cyclodextrin and a Gemini surfactant in aqueous solution: an NMR study

(1)H NMR spectra, diffusion-ordered NMR (DOSY), and 2D rotating-frame Overhauser enhancement spectroscopy (ROESY) experiments for aqueous solutions at 298 K containing the gemini surfactant, bis (dodecyl dimethylammonium)diethyl ether dibromide (12-EO(1)-12), in the absence and presence of beta-cyclodextrin (beta-CD) were used to characterize the surfactant and to determine the effects of the complexation in the micellization. For the binary system, the critical micelle concentration (cmc), the aggregation number, the stepwise micellization constant, and the size of the monomer have been obtained by studying the dependence of the chemical shifts and the self-diffusion coefficients with the concentration of surfactant. For the ternary system, the analysis of the (1)H NMR spectra and the self-diffusion coefficients reveal the formation of complexes of 1:1 and 2:1 stoichiometry (beta-CD:gemini), with a calculated stability constant for the second binding step higher than that of the first. The values of the hydrodynamic radii of the complexes were obtained from the calculated diffusion coefficients. The presence of beta-CD modifies the cmc in an extension that indicates mainly the formation of a 2:1 complex. The analysis of the chemical shifts of the surfactant indicates the nonparticipation of the complexes into the micelles. ROE enhancements depend substantially on the amount of the macrocycle added and therefore on the stoichiometry; at low concentrations of beta-CD, one of the hydrocarbon chains binds favorably with the cavity whereas the other interacts with the outer face. By contrast, at higher concentrations of beta-CD, the two hydrocarbon tails are included in two different macrocycles.     

Aggregation and micellization of sodium dodecyl sulfate in the presence of Ce(III) at different temperatures: a conductometric study

Aggregation properties of sodium dodecyl sulfate (SDS) in the presence of cerium(III) chloride, at various temperatures (298.15-323.15 K) have been measured by the electrical conductance technique. The experimental data on aqueous solutions as a function of SDS concentration show the presence of two inflexion points indicating the presence of two distinct interaction mechanisms: the first, occurring at SDS concentrations below the critical micelle concentration of the pure surfactant, which can be explained by the formation of aggregates between dodecyl sulfate (DS-) and Ce(III), while the second one, at SDS concentrations around the critical micelle concentration (cmc) of the pure surfactant which is due to the SDS micellization. The aggregation between DS- and Ce(III) was confirmed by static light scattering. The binding ratio of DS-/Ce(III) changes from 6 to 4, shows a slight dependence on the Ce(III) concentration and is independent of the temperature. The thermodynamic micellization parameters, Gibbs energy, enthalpy and entropy of micellization were calculated on the basis of the experimental data for the aggregation concentration, and the degree of counterion dissociation of the micelles. The SDS micellization is energetically favoured by increasing either the concentration of CeCl3 or the temperature. Such behaviour is clearly dominated by a decrease of the micellization (exothermic) enthalpy. The entropy of micellization approaches zero as the cerium(III) chloride concentration and temperature increase.     

Self-aggregation of binary mixtures of alkyltriphenylphosphonium bromides: a critical assessment in favor of more than one kind of micelle formation

The micellization behavior of binary combinations of alkyltriphenylphosphonium bromides (ATPBs) with alkyl chain carbons 10, 12, 14, and 16 has been studied by conductometry and calorimetry. The combinations C(10)-C(12), C(10)-C(14), C(10)-C(16), C(12)-C(14), C(12)-C(16), and C(14)-C(16) were found to form two cmc's by both the methods, with good agreement, except C(14)-C(16)TPB, which has evidenced only a single cmc by calorimetry for all combinations. The combinations C(10)-C(12) (for both cmc(1) and cmc(2)) and C(10)-C(14)TPB (for cmc(2)) formed ideal mixtures, whereas the rest were nonideal. In the nonideal binary mixtures, the ATPB components showed antagonistic interaction with each other. The cmc, interaction parameter (beta), mixed micellar composition, extent of counterion binding, and thermodynamic parameters for the micellization process have been reported and discussed. The enthalpy of mixed micelle formation has been found to have a fair correlation with a Clint-type relation applicable to ideal binary mixtures of surfactants.