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Conductometric studies of hexadecyltrimethylammonium bromide in aqueous solutions of ethanol and ethylene glycol

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The effect of cosolvent on micellization of hexadecyltrimethyl ammonium bromide (CTAB) in aqueous solutions was studied. The conductivity of a mixture (cosolvent + water) as function of CTAB concentration was measured at different temperatures. Ethylene glycol and ethanol were used as a cosolvent. The conductivity data were used to determine the critical micelle concentration (CMC) and the effective degree of counterion dissociation of micelle in the temperature range 303.2 to 313.2 K. In all the cases studied, a linear relationship between log([CMC]mix/mol dm−3) and the mass fraction of cosolvent in solvent mixture has been observed. The free energy (ΔG 0mic ), enthalpy (ΔH 0mic ), and entropy (ΔS 0mic ) of micellization were determined using the temperature dependence of CMC. The dependence of these thermodynamic parameters on solvent composition was determined. The standard free energy of micellization was found to be negative in all cases and becomes less negative as the cosolvent content increases. The enthalpy and entropy of micellization are independent of temperature in pure water, while ΔH 0mic and ΔS 0mic decrease dramatically with temperature in mixed cosolvents. Furthermore, the entropic contribution is larger than the enthalpic one in pure water, while in the mixed solvents, the enthalpic contribution predominates.

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Akbaş, H., Kartal, Ç. Conductometric studies of hexadecyltrimethylammonium bromide in aqueous solutions of ethanol and ethylene glycol. Colloid J 68, 125–130 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1134/S1061933X06020013

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