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High concentrated solutions of surfactants and nature of the black foam films. A study of electroconductivity

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The analogy between the properties of the high concentrated surfactant solutions and the black foam films is discussed. Measurements of the specific electric conductance ϰ of high concentrated (40–60 %) sodium lauryl sulphate solutions are carried out with the aid of a special conductance cell (fig. 1). The temperature dependence of ϰ for several surfactant concentrations is compared on fig. 3 with the temperature dependence of the specific electric conductance ϰf of the black foam films. The results show that at low temperatures a complete analogy between the electroconductivity properties of the second black film on one hand and the surfactant-water gel on the other is evident, which indicates an analogy between the structures of these two systems. A further analogy is available between the electroconductivities and respectively the structures of the first black film and the liquid crystal phase surfactant-water, both being stable at higher temperatures.

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Die Analogie zwischen den Eigenschaften der hochkonzentrierten Tensidlbsungen und der schwarzen Schaumlamellen wird diskutiert. Es wurden Messungen der elektrischen Leitfähigkeit ϰ von hochkonzentrierten (40–60%) Natriumdodecylsulphatlösungen mit der Hilfe einer speziellen Zelle (Fig. 1) durchgeführt. Die Temperaturabhängigkeit von ϰ für einige Tensidkonzentrationen wurde mit der Temperaturabhängigkeit der spezifischen elektrischen Leitfähigkeit ϰf von den schwarzen Schaumlamellen verglichen. Die Ergebnisse zeigen eine Analogie zwischen den elektroleitenden Eigenschaften des zweiten schwarzen Films und des Tensid-Wassergels bei niedrigen Temperaturen, was für eine Analogie zwischen den Strukturen dieser beiden Systeme spricht. Eine weitere Analogie wird bei höheren Temperaturen beobachtet, zwischen den elektrischen Leitfähigkeiten und beziehungsweise den Strukturen des ersten schwarzen Films und der lyotropen flüssigkristallinen Tensid-Wasserphase.

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Sidorova, M., Nedyalkov, M. & Platikanov, D. High concentrated solutions of surfactants and nature of the black foam films. A study of electroconductivity. Colloid & Polymer Sci 254, 45–49 (1976). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01526740

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