Abstract
In the present study, the conductometric and dye-solubilization techniques have been utilized to investigate the interaction between an anionic dye (acid yellow 23 [AY]) and a cationic surfactant (cetyltrimethylammonium bromide [CTAB]) in presence of organic (ethanol)/inorganic (NaCl) additives. From the conductometric method, two critical micelle concentrations (cmc) were found for AY + CTAB mixture in an aqueous system and the cmc values were found to undergo a change with the variation of AY concentrations. The cmc values of AY + CTAB systems were observed higher in the alcoholic medium, while the same was found to be lower in the NaCl solutions. The change in cmc of AY + CTAB systems shows an U-like curve with an increase of temperature. The negative free energy of micellization (
Δ
G
m
o
${\Delta}{G}_{m}^{o}$
) for the AY + CTAB systems has indicated a spontaneous micelle formation in all of the cases studied. The enthalpy (
Δ
H
m
o
${\Delta}{H}_{m}^{o}$
), as well as the entropy of micellization (
Δ
S
m
o
${\Delta}{S}_{m}^{o}$
) for the AY + CTAB systems, were assessed and discussed with proper reasoning. Additionally, the enthalpy-entropy compensation parameters were also investigated and illustrated. The solubility of AY and C
D was observed to rise linearly with an increase in the concentration of CTAB/NaCl solution. The solubilization capacity (χ) of AY, the molar partition coefficient (K
M) amongst the micellar and the aqueous phase, and free energy of solubilization (
Δ
G
S
o
${\Delta}{G}_{S}^{o}$
) were evaluated and discussed in detail. The former parameters undergo an increase with an increase of NaCl concentrations.
Micelle formation of a non-ionic surfactant in non-aqueous molecular solvents and protic ionic liquids (PILs)
