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. 2017 Jun 15;46(6):1251–1271. doi: 10.1007/s10953-017-0642-7

Table 2.

The synergetic effect of the TX-100 and RL mixtures in the reduction of the water surface tension and mixed micelle formation

γ LV[mN·m−1] β δ ln (C o2/C o1) Synergetic effect
Synergetic effect in the reduction of the water surface tension
 55 −2.3538 −1.4696 +
 50 −2.2470 −1.6765 +
 45 −2.2616 −1.9261 +
 40 −2.2804 −2.1050 +
 35 −2.2943 −2.2814 +
α β M ln (CMC 2/CMC 1) Synergetic effect
Synergetic effect in the mixed micelle formation
 1.50 × 10−6 −10.0077 −1.7113 +
 3.74 × 10−6 −9.0387 −1.7113 +
 9.39 × 10−6 −8.1272 −1.7113 +
 2.34 × 10−5 −7.7355 −1.7113 +
 5.30 × 10−5 −7.7834 −1.7113 +
 8.98 × 10−5 −7.7216 −1.7113 +
 1.90 × 10−4 −7.3135 −1.7113 +
 4.99 × 10−4 −6.5303 −1.7113 +
 0.00104 −5.9174 −1.7113 +
 0.00567 −4.3157 −1.7113 +
 0.012 −4.2500 −1.7113 +
 0.0927 −3.6475 −1.7113 +
 0.207 −2.4896 −1.7113 +
 0.256 −2.0780 −1.7113 +
 0.337 −1.3760 −1.7113
 0.447 −0.4402 −1.7113
 0.517 −0.0980 −1.7113
 0.533 −0.0770 −1.7113
 0.548 −0.0560 −1.7113
 0.864 −1.4453 −1.7113
 0.909 −2.7170 −1.7113 +
 0.981 −4.4100 −1.7113 +
 0.991 −4.6310 −1.7113 +
 0.998 −4.7610 −1.7113 +
 0.999 −4.8379 −1.7113 +

+ |β δ| > | ln (C20/C10)|, − |β δ| < | ln (C20/C10)|

+ |β M| > | ln (CMC 2/CMC 1)|, − |β M| < | ln (CMC 2/CMC 1)|