scholarly journals Conductometric study of sodium dodecyl sulfate - nonionic surfactant (Triton X-100, Tween 20, Tween 60, Tween 80 or Tween 85) mixed micelles in aqueous solution

2012 ◽  
Vol 66 (1) ◽  
pp. 21-28 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dejan Cirin ◽  
Mihalj Posa ◽  
Veljko Krstonosic ◽  
Maja Milanovic

The present study is concerned with the determination of the critical micelle concentration (cmc) of mixed micelles of sodium dodecyl sulfate with one of five nonionic surfactants (Triton X-100, Tween 20, Tween 60, Tween 80 or Tween 85) from conductance measurements. Based on the calculated values of the ? parameters we have noticed that SDS-nonionic surfactants mostly showed strong synergistic effect. It was found that nonionic surfactants with mainly longer and more hydrophobic tail show stronger interactions with hydrophobic part of SDS, thus expressing stronger synergism. In SDS-Tween 80 binary system the strongest synergistic effect was noticed. SDS-Tween 85 micellar system showed antagonistic effect, most probably because the presence of the double bond in its three hydrophobic tails (three C18 tails) makes it sterically rigid.

2013 ◽  
Vol 67 (10) ◽  
pp. 2154-2159 ◽  
Author(s):  
Baowei Zhao ◽  
Ruirui Li ◽  
Jinkui Zhong ◽  
Li Zhang

The performance of copper ion removal using sodium dodecyl sulfate (SDS) and its mixtures with Brij 35, Tween 80 (TW80) and Triton X-100 (TX100) by micellar-enhanced ultrafiltration (MEUF) was investigated. The effects of the molar ratio of nonionic surfactant to SDS on the critical micelle concentration (CMC) of SDS/Brij 35, SDS/TW80 and SDS/TX100, the removal efficiency of Cu2+, the residual concentration of SDS in the permeate solution and the permeate flux were tested. The results showed that the CMCs of the mixed surfactants were sharply less than that of pure SDS. The removal efficiencies of Cu2+ were up to the maximum values 98.3 and 95.8% when the molar ratios of Brij 35 and TW80 to SDS were 0.3, and it was 93.5% given 0.7 molar ratio of TX100 to SDS. The concentration of SDS in the permeate decreased dramatically with the addition of nonionic surfactant, and the permeate flux decreased slightly as the molar ratio increased. Compared with the performance by single SDS, the mixed SDS/Brij 35, SDS/TW80 and SDS/TX100 at an optimum composition could result in not only higher rejection of Cu2+ but also much less dosage of surfactant and concentration of SDS in the permeate.


2012 ◽  
Vol 65 (2) ◽  
pp. 153 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kimkholhing Lunkim ◽  
M. Niraj Luwang ◽  
Sri K. Srivastava

The reaction of triphenylmethane dye (ethyl violet) with hydroxyl ion has been investigated in absence and presence of micelles. In micellar solutions, the solubilization of dye carbocation is observed. The reaction rate constant follows pseudo-first order kinetics with respect to the nucleophile. In presence of sodium dodecyl sulfate (SDS) micelles, an inhibitory effect is observed due to repulsion of the nucleophile to the strongly bound dye carbocation in the negatively charged SDS aggregate. The presence of nonionic surfactant reduces the inhibitory effect of the anionic SDS micelles. Quantitative analysis of the micellar data obtained has been done by applying a positive cooperativity model of enzyme catalysis. The value of n (index of cooperativity) has been found to be greater than 1 for all systems under study. The presence of solvents such as ethanol, n-propanol, and n-butanol reduces the inhibitory effect of the micelles.


1997 ◽  
Vol 35 (7) ◽  
pp. 123-130 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. C. Liu ◽  
P. S. Chang

The solubility of chlorophenols as affected by surfactant was investigated. Three kinds of surfactant, sodium dodecyl sulfate, Triton X-100, and Brij 35, were utilized. The solubilization of chlorophenols by surfactant follows the order of 2,4,6-trichlorophenol > 2,4-dichlorophenol > 2,6-dichlorophenol > 2-chlorophenol; and the critical micelle concentration is an important index. The adsorption reactions of 2,4-dichlorophenol and 2,4,6- trichlorophenol onto hydrous montmorillonite in the presence of surfactant were examined. The presence of surfactant decreased the adsorption of chlorophenols significantly. The roles of hydrophobicity of chlorophenols in solubilization and adsorption behaviors are discussed.


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