Direct potentiometric titration of chloride and fluoride ions in reversed micelles of an ethoxylated surfactant

The possibility of the potentiometric titration of Cl^– and F^– ions directly in reversed micelles of the ethoxylated surfactant (Neonol APh₉-4) in n-decane is shown. The potential change of the indicator electrode (silver chloride and lanthanum fluoride) only depends on the ion concentration in the aqueous pseudophase of the reversed micelles and is independent of the aqueous phase concentration in n-decane in the region of concentrations from 4 to 0.2 vol %. The determination of the micelle size of Neonol APh₉-4 in the precipitation titration of Cl^– and F^– ions by photon correlation spectroscopy showed the formation of nanoparticles of AgCl and LaF₃ of dimensions limited by original micelle size (r_hd = 6 to 11 nm). The growth of AgCl and LaF₃ nanoparticles was studied at a shortage and excess of the titrant and in the point of equivalence.