Research Article

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

Table 3

The degree of counterion binding, thermodynamic function, micellar composition, interaction parameters, and critical micelle concentration of the DTABr + CTABr in 0.4% ethanolamine.

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

298.10.10.78 −3040.6−3040.64.47−4374.20.229−4.950.0160.6940.535
0.20.72−2716.1−2716.14.62−4094.00.244−5.940.0330.7020.596
0.30.71−2329.3−2329.34.66−3720.30.249−5.030.0580.7320.706
0.40.63−1917.7−1917.74.64−3308.10.247−4.140.0970.7740.797
0.50.55−2586.2−2586.25.09−4106.40.303−4.940.0910.6350.872
0.6
303.10.10.67−3194.3−3194.34.51−4562.30.233−7.090.0150.6800.520
0.20.65−3233.4−3233.44.79−4685.50.263−6.620.0270.6320.524
0.30.62−2513.2−2513.24.72−3946.20.256−5.240.0540.7090.679
0.40.58−2525.1−2525.14.90−4012.80.277−5.000.0730.6810.738
0.50.57−2490.2−2490.25.05−4023.50.297−4.730.0970.6580.833
0.6
308.10.10.71−3733.6−3733.64.63−5160.90.245−7.870.0110.6230.451
0.20.69−3616.1−3616.14.88−5121.70.275−7.090.0240.5860.478
0.30.57−2879.2−2879.24.84−4372.20.269−5.710.0480.6600.620
0.40.54−3006.2−3006.25.04−4559.90.295−5.640.0610.6110.647
0.50.51−2864.9−2864.95.14−4451.60.310−5.220.0830.6040.750
0.6
313.10.10.75−3627.1−3627.14.63−5075.60.245−7.540.0140.6360.481
0.20.64−3114.6−3114.64.72−4591.70.255−6.300.0300.6640.559
0.30.63−2764.0−2764.04.79−4263.80.263−5.480.0510.6850.660
0.40.61−2237.9−2237.94.76−3730.50.260−4.470.0870.7390.711
0.5
0.6

Critical micellar concentration.