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Some Surface Properties of Polysorbates and Cetyl Trimethyl Ammonium Bromine Mixed Systems

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Mixed surfactant solutions consisting of cationic/nonionic surfactants were prepared in different compositions of the components in aqueous solution in order to determine the surface properties. The critical micelle concentration (CMC) of aqueous solutions of the individual surfactants cetyl trimethyl ammonium bromide (CTAB) and polysorbate nonionics, and their mixtures are determined at different proportions. The results show that there is synergistic behavior in mixtures at higher mole fraction of nonionic surfactant. The effect of the alkyl chain on the CMC is also determined.

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Taliha Sidim gratefully acknowledges the financial support of the Research Fund of Trakya University, Turkey.

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Sidim, T., Arda, M. Some Surface Properties of Polysorbates and Cetyl Trimethyl Ammonium Bromine Mixed Systems. J Surfact Deterg 14, 409–414 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11743-010-1243-2

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