Influence of spacer nature on the aggregation properties of anionic gemini surfactants in aqueous solutions

Journal of Surfactants and Detergents

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 221-225

  Zhu, Sen ^a   Liu, Lijuan ^a   Cheng, Fa ^b  

^a TIANJIN INSTITUTE OF URBAN CONSTRUCTION   (China)

^b TIANJIN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Critical micelle concentration; Free energy of micellization; Gemini surfactants; Micelle aggregation number

Indexed keywords

AGGREGATION PROPERTY; ANIONIC GEMINI SURFACTANT; CMC VALUES; CRITICAL MICELLE CONCENTRATION (CMC); EQUILIBRIUM SURFACE TENSION; FLEXIBLE SPACER; FREE ENERGY OF MICELLIZATION; GEMINI SURFACTANT; GEMINI SURFACTANTS; INTRINSIC FLUORESCENCE; MICELLE AGGREGATION; MICELLE AGGREGATION NUMBER; MICELLE STRUCTURE; MONOMERIC SURFACTANTS; SOLUTION PROPERTY; SURFACE TENSION MEASUREMENTS;

AGGLOMERATION; CRITICAL MICELLE CONCENTRATION; DYES; FREE ENERGY; MICELLES; MICELLIZATION; SOLUTIONS; SURFACE PROPERTIES; SURFACE TENSION;

ANIONIC SURFACTANTS;

EID: 79958777084     PISSN: 10973958     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11743-010-1226-3     Document Type: Article

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