Research Article

Thermodynamic and Interfacial Properties of DTABr/CTABr Mixed Surfactant Systems in Ethanolamine/Water Mixtures: A Conductometry Study

Table 2

The degree of counterion binding, thermodynamic function, micellar composition, interaction parameters, and critical micelle concentration of the DTABr + CTABr in 0.2% ethanolamine.

Temp (K) β (J/mol) (J/mol) (J/mol K) (J/mol) cmc* (mM)

298.10.10.67−2406.7−2406.74.18−3625.40.202−6.030.0210.7830.625
0.20.66−2333.7−2333.74.45−3660.00.227−5.370.0400.7590.667
0.30.56−2091.9−2091.94.58−3448.80.237−4.670.0660.7690.755
0.40.54−2257.3−2257.34.82−3694.60.267−4.650.0810.7180.789
0.50.53−2333.4−2333.45.02−3830.20.292−4.550.1020.6780.865
0.60.50−2262.3−2262.35.17−3802.60.313−4.250.1340.6601.019
303.10.10.75−2769.9−2769.94.34−4084.90.216−6.490.0190.7390.579
0.20.71−2607.5−2607.54.56−3988.30.237−5.720.0360.7250.618
0.30.63−2577.3−2577.34.75−4017.90.259−5.330.0530.6990.667
0.40.71−2423.0−2423.04.87−3899.50.273−4.850.0770.6970.761
0.50.57−2480.9−2480.95.06−4013.30.297−4.720.0970.6590.835
0.60.53−2296.2−2296.25.17−3861.90.313−4.230.1350.6601.021
308.10.10.73−3124.3−3124.34.47−4500.80.228−6.920.0160.6970.537
0.20.66−2973.0−2973.04.69−4416.60.251−6.170.0310.6770.571
0.30.64−2760.1−2760.14.80−4240.40.265−5.540.0510.6780.641
0.40.62−3011.7−3011.75.05−4565.90.295−5.650.0600.6110.646
0.50.58−2757.3−2757.35.12−4335.50.306−5.070.0870.6210.775
0.60.56−2488.2−2488.25.21−4092.40.319−4.470.1260.6340.971
313.10.10.70−2911.6−2911.64.36−4276.60.218−6.560.0180.7320.572
0.20.66−2766.9−2766.94.59−4203.60.241−5.820.0350.7140.607
0.30.59−2700.0−2700.04.77−4192.60.260−5.390.0520.6940.660
0.40.61−2732.6−2732.64.95−4282.30.283−5.180.0690.6610.712
0.50.53−2716.9−2716.95.09−4313.60.303−4.920.0910.6350.796
0.6

Critical micellar concentration.