Aggregation kinetics of oil-in-water microemulsion droplets stabilized by C12E5

Fletcher paul, Paul D. I.; Holzwarth, Josef F.

doi:10.1021/j100159a082

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Aggregation kinetics of oil-in-water microemulsion droplets stabilized by C₁₂E₅

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Holzwarth, Josef F.
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Fletcher paul, P. D. I., & Holzwarth, J. F. (1991). Aggregation kinetics of oil-in-water microemulsion droplets stabilized by C₁₂E₅. The Journal of Physical Chemistry, 95(6), 2550-2555. doi:10.1021/j100159a082.

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Abstract

We have measured the kinetics of aggregation of oil-in-water microemulsion droplets stabilized by the nonionic surfactant
n-dodecyl pcntakis(ethylcnc glycol) ether (C₁₂E₅). The rate of droplet aggregation, which is induced by increasing temperature,
was determined by using an iodine laser temperature-jump (ILTJ) technique. The second-order rate constant for the droplet
aggregation is found to be significantly lower than the diffusion-controlled limiting value, indicating an energy barrier of
magnitude several kT must be overcome before the equilibrium aggregated state is reached. This energy barrier is found
to decrease with increasing droplet size.