Langmuir, Vol.13, No.25, 6683-6688, 1997
Theoretical-Model and Phase-Behavior for Binary Surfactant Mixtures
A new model for micellization behavior of binary surfactant mixtures in solution is presented. A packing parameter, P*, has been introduced to describe the nonrandom mixing in mixed micelles. The significant feature of this model is that it considers asymmetric behavior of micellization in binary surfactant mixtures and predicts the changes in the structures of mixed micelles with concentration that are dependent on the overall ratio of the surfactant components and their chemical characteristics. On the basis of the results obtained, a schematic model for the structural changes of mixed micelles has been proposed here. This model can be considered as a generic model for binary surfactant mixtures, with regular solution theory being a special case for a packing parameter approaching infinity.
Keywords:MIXED MICELLES;ASSOCIATION