Sodium 1,4-bis[(2-ethylhexyl)oxy]-1,4-dioxybutane-2-sulfonate (Aerosol OT) reverse micelles in isooctane have been simulated, and the mean-square dipole moment has been calculated. The formed isolated micelles have been classified according to aggregate radius and surface area per one surfactant molecule. It has been shown that, for micelles with a constant surface density of surfactant anion charges, the meansquare dipole moment rises with the aggregate size faster than the squared radius does. Dipole moment values obtained within the atomistic model for a reverse micelle are much higher than the values presented in the literature for the primitive model.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)184-188
JournalColloid Journal
Volume80
Issue number2
DOIs
StatePublished - 1 Mar 2018

    Research areas

  • Aggregates, Dipole moment, Surface active agents

    Scopus subject areas

  • Surfaces and Interfaces
  • Physical and Theoretical Chemistry
  • Colloid and Surface Chemistry

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