Energetics of sodium dodecylsulfate-dodecyldimethylamine oxide mixed micelle formation

Enthalpies of dilution and osmotic coefficients of the sodium dodecyl-sulfate (NaDS)-dodecyldimethylamine oxide (DDAO) mixtures in water have been measured at 25 and 37°C, respectively. From the enthalpies of dilution the apparent molar relative enthalpies L were calculated. The change of the L vs. total molality m_t profiles with the mole fraction reflects the variation of the ionic character of the mixed micelles. From the osmotic coefficients the nonideal free energy G ₂ ⁿⁱ were calculated. By combining G ₂ ⁿⁱ with the partial molar relative enthalpies, the nonideal entropies TS ₂ ⁿⁱ were determined. At a given mole fraction, G ₂ ⁿⁱ and TS ₂ ⁿⁱ values are decreasing and increasing respectively, tending to become constant at high m_t. The excess properties for the mixed micelle formation were evaluated as a function of the mixture composition at some m_t. The profiles are compared with those obtained from thermodynamics of binary liquid mixtures and the regular solution theory.