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Comparison of two methods to estimate the standard free energy of adsorption

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Journal of Surfactants and Detergents

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To determine the increment of the standard free energy per methylene group ΔG 0 CH 2 for ionic and nonionic surfactants, two calculation methods are proposed. One procedure is based on the adsorption energy parameter of the respective adsorption isotherm, and the second on the critical micelle concentration. Experimental surface tension isotherms for two homologous series, a nonionic (CnBHB) and an ionic (CnTAB) surfactant, are used to demonstrate how the methods work. As adsorption isotherms, the Frumkin and the reorientation models provide a rather good description for both surfactants. The free energy increments ΔG 0 obtained from the two methods are the same if the reorientation model is used, but the Frumkin model gives different results.

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  2. International Medical Physicochemical Centre, Donetsk Medical University, 83003, Donetsk, Ukraine

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Miller, R., Fainerman, V.B. & Möhwald, H. Comparison of two methods to estimate the standard free energy of adsorption. J Surfact Deterg 5, 281–286 (2002). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11743-002-0228-7

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