• Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society
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• v.24 no.10
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• pp.1449-1454
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• 2003

A new equation has been derived on the basis of ${\delta}G^o$ = -RT lnK, linear behavior of the enthalpy of micellization with temperature, and the Gibbs-Helmholtz relation. It describes correctly the dependence of critical micelle concentration $(X_{CMC})$ on temperature and has yielded excellent fitting results for various surfactant systems. The new equation results in the linear behavior of the entropy of micellization with temperature and accounts for the compensation phenomena observed for the micellization in aqueous solutions, along with the linear dependence of the enthalpy of micellization on temperature. These results imply that the new equation of $X_{CMC}(T)$ accounts for the temperature dependence of CMC correctly.

• Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society
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• v.22 no.9
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• pp.1009-1014
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• 2001

In aqueous mixtures of cationic OTAC (octadecyl trimethyl ammonium chloride) and anionic ADS (ammonium dodecyl sulfate) surfactants, mixed micelles were formed at low (< 0.2 wt %) total surfactant concentrations. For these mixtures mixed micelliza tion and interaction of surfactant molecules were examined. Mixed critical micelle concentration (CMC), thermodynamic potentials of micellization, and minimum area per surfactant molecule at the interface were obtained from surface tensiometry and electrical conductometry. The mixed micellar compositions and the estimation of interacting forces were determined on the basis of a regular solution model. The CMCs were reduced, although not substantial, and synergistic behavior of the ADS and OTAC in the mixed micelles was observed. The CMC reductions in this anionic/cationic system were comparable to those in nonionic/anionic surfactant systems. The interaction parameter $\beta$ of the regular solution model was estimated to be -5 and this negative value of $\beta$ indicated an overall attractive force in the mixed state.