The kinetics of the initial stages of micellization was considered for the solution of a nonionic colloidal surfactant. Quasi-equilibrium concentrations of molecular surfactant aggregates in subcritical and over-critical regions of their sizes, as well as the quasi-steady-state concentration of molecular surfactant aggregates in the near-critical region of their sizes, are established at these stages. The average time between two successive acts of emission of a surfactant monomer by a micelle, the average resident time of a monomer in a micelle, and the average micelle lifetime were treated from a statistical point of view.

Translated title of the contributionТермодинамические и кинетические основы теории мицеллообразования. 3. Начальные стадии мицеллообразования
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)451-456
Number of pages6
JournalColloid Journal
Volume62
Issue number4
StatePublished - 1 Jul 2000

    Scopus subject areas

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

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