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  • Colloid and Surface Chemistry

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  • Nonionic surfactants like poly(ethylene oxide) alcohol (C10E6) form aggregates in solution.
  • Understanding aggregation behavior is crucial for surfactant applications.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To evaluate freezing point depression as a method for quantifying C10E6 aggregation in cyclohexane.
  • To determine the coexistence of unaggregated C10E6 and reverse micelles across a concentration range.

Main Methods:

  • Measurements of freezing point depression.
  • Determination of self-diffusion coefficients for C10E6 and cyclohexane.
  • Analysis of solution viscosities.

Main Results:

  • Both unaggregated C10E6 and reverse micelles are present from 0.048-2.35 mol kg⁻¹.
  • A change in speciation occurs around 0.2 mol kg⁻¹.
  • Reverse micelle size decreases and number increases with temperature, without affecting unaggregated C10E6 concentration.

Conclusions:

  • Freezing point depression, combined with self-diffusion data, effectively characterizes C10E6 aggregation.
  • The Stokes-Einstein equation provided inaccurate radii, highlighting limitations in its application here.
  • Temperature influences reverse micelle dynamics, leading to smaller sizes and increased numbers.