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Test of Hofmeister-like series of anionic headgroups: clouding and micellar growth

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Phenomenon of clouding in charged micellar solutions is a fairly recent addition to conventional phenomenon shown by aqueous nonionic micelles. In this paper, we have tested a Hofmeister-like ordering of charged headgroups in the context of cloud point (CP) and micellar growth. For this purpose, we have used various combinations of surfactant (sodium dodecyl sulfate, SDS; sodium dodecylbenzene sulfonate, SDBS; sodium salts of α-sulfonato myristic acid methyl ester, MES; and α-sulfonato palmitic acid methyl ester, PES) and tetra-n-butylammonium bromide (TBAB). Different surfactant concentrations and TBAB concentrations are used and CP measurements have been performed. CP values were found in the order SDBS < SDS < PES < MES for the same concentration of surfactant and TBAB. This order has been discussed in the light of water affinities of interacting ionic species (i.e., surfactant headgroup and TBA+ counterion). The ordering was found similar for the case of micellar growth studied by dynamic light scattering (DLS). A bimodal distribution of aggregate size was found that transforms to giant aggregates at CP. The micelles of roughly 10-nm size convert to aggregates of 1 μm. The study has a few novelties: (1) headgroup dependence of CP, (2) micellar growth on heating, and (3) confirmation of Hofmeister-like series of headgroup.

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The authors are thankful to Prof. B.V. Kamath, Head, Department of Chemistry for fruitful discussions and research facilities. H. Patel is also thankful to DST, New Delhi, India for providing INSPIRE fellowship.

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Kumar, S., Patel, H. & Patil, S.R. Test of Hofmeister-like series of anionic headgroups: clouding and micellar growth. Colloid Polym Sci 291, 2069–2077 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00396-013-2942-9

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