Influence of the tail length in the aggregation of surfactants

摘要

A lattice model is used to simulate the dependence of the condensation temperature of ternary mixtures (water-oil-surfactants) on varying tail length. Nonionic single-tailed amphiphiles are assumed. We have obtained the result that the longer the tail length, the higher is the condensation temperature. We also discuss the influence of the head-head interaction on that temperature. [References: 17]