An Approach of a Nonlinear Dynamic Model for Micellar Effects on Bimolecular Reactions

The effects of micellar solutions on bimolecular reactions were studied in detail using a newly established nonlinear dynamic model with a far-from-equilibrium reaction scheme, by which the incorporation of organic substrates with the micellar phase was imitated. Through the linear stability analysis of the steady state solutions given by the rate equation of the change of substrate concentration within a micellar phase with time, it leads to some explicit relationships between the incorporated substrate concentration and the relevant parameters. Based on this model the micellar effects on the kinetics of the alkaline hydrolysis of esters have been interpreted. Copyright 1999 Academic Press.