The Effect of Methanol on the Micellar Properties of Dodecyltrimethylammonium Bromide (DTAB) in Aqueous Medium at Different Temperatures |
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| Authors: | Sujit Kumar Shah Sujeet Kumar Chatterjee Ajaya Bhattarai |
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| Affiliation: | 1. Department of Chemistry, M.M.A.M.C., Tribhuvan University, Biratnagar, Nepal
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| Abstract: | The micellar properties of dodecyltrimethylammonium bromide (DTAB) in water and methanol water mixtures at different temperatures have been studied by conductivity and surface tension measurements. The critical micelle concentrations (CMC), degree of ionization (α), standard Gibbs free energy of micellization ( ), standard enthalpy of micellization ( ), standard entropy of micellization ( ) and free energy of transfer ( ) were evaluated from conductivity data. The CMC, maximum excess surface concentration (  ), area occupied per surfactant molecule (  ), surface pressure at the CMC (  ), packing parameter (P) and standard free energy interfacial adsorption  ) were estimated from surface tension measurements. The CMC of DTAB was found to increase with increasing volume fraction of methanol and increasing temperature. Thermodynamic parameters and surface properties revealed that the addition of methanol changes the relevant physicochemical properties which affect the process of micellization. |
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| Keywords: | Cationic surfactant Methanol Surface tension Micelle Conductivity Surface properties |
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