Table 2.
Structural parameters of OTG micelles as a function of the EG content at 25 °C. Viscosity of the solvent, η, mean aggregation number, Nagg, hydrodynamic radius, R0, second osmotic virial coefficient, A2, coefficient kD (see Experimental section), effective radius of micelles, REFF, and micellar density, ρ.
EG (% wt) | η (mPas) | Nagg | R0 (nm) | −A2 × 109 (mol m3 g−2) | −kD (L g−1) | REFF (nm) | ρ (g cm−3) |
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0 | 0.89 | 114 | 3.5 | 7.3 | 0.75 | 9.6 | 0.32 |
10 | 1.13 | 99 | 3.6 | 4.7 | 0.27 | 7.6 | 0.26 |
20 | 1.34 | 95 | 2.9 | 2.6 | 0.09 | 6.0 | 0.48 |
30 | 1.82 | 82 | 2.7 | 0.6 | 0.03 | 3.4 | 0.51 |
40 | 2.42 | 45 | 2.0 | 0.7 | 0.02 | 2.4 | 0.69 |