Chem. J. Chinese Universities ›› 2003, Vol. 24 ›› Issue (5): 845.

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Temperature Effect and Enthalpy-entropy Compensation of the Mixed Micellization of C12-s-C12· 2Br and Alcohol in Aqueous Solution

ZHAO Jian-Xi, YOU Yi, ZHU Yong-Ping, YANG Qi-Yu   

  1. Department of Chemistry, Fuzhou University, Fuzhou 350002, China
  • Received:2002-09-05 Online:2003-05-24 Published:2003-05-24

Abstract: The mixed micellization of quaternary ammonium gemini surfactants C12-s-C12·Br (s=2,3, 4,6) and alcohols(n-propanol, n-butanol, H-pentanol and n-hexanol) in aqueous solutions has been investigated at different temperatures by using conductivity measurements. The results show that the critical micelle concentrationdn(In(cmc)) gradually increases with increasing temperature. The thermodynamic parameters calculated by phase separation model indicate that the mixed micellization of C12-s-C12·Br and alcohol is an entropy-driven process. The entropy-driven is enhanced as temperature is going up. All plots of enthalpy-entropy compensation exhibit an excellent linearity. At a fixed temperature,  is decreased and the micelle stability is enhanced with increasing the carbon atom number(n) in the alkyl chain of alcohol molecule. However, these properties have an opposite trend with increasings.

Key words: Quaternary ammonium gemini surfactants, Alcohol effects, Micellization, Temperature effect

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