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Solubilization Mechanism of n-Octane by Polymeric Nonionic Surfactant Solution  

Bae, MinJung (Department of Chemical and Biochemical Engineering, Dongguk University)
Lim, JongChoo (Department of Chemical and Biochemical Engineering, Dongguk University)
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Applied Chemistry for Engineering / v.20, no.1, 2009 , pp. 15-20 More about this Journal
Abstract
In this study, solubilization experiments of n-octane oil were performed by micellar solutions of polymeric nonionic surfactant Pluronic L64 ($EO_{13}PO_{30}EO_{13}$) at room temperature. A single spherical drop of n-octane was injected into aqueous surfactant solution using an oil drop contacting technique and solubilization rate of n-octane was measured by observing the size of oil drop with time. It was found that solubilization rate was independent of initial oil drop size but inversely proportional to the initial surfactant concentration. These results revealed that solubilization of n-octane oil by L64 micellar solution is controlled by interface-controlled mechanism rather than diffusion-controlled mechanism. Dynamic interfacial tension measurements showed that interfacial tension decreases such as from $2.59{\times}10^{-2}$ to $2.45{\times}10^{-2}$, and further to $2.13{\times}10^{-2}mN/m$ as surfactant concentration increases from 8 to 9 and further to 10 wt% respectively. The equilibration time was also found to decrease slightly with an increase in surfactant concentration. All three systems reached an equilibrium within 7 minutes.
Keywords
polymeric nonionic surfactant; micelle; n-octane; solubilization rate; interface-controlled mechanism;
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