Table 4. Surface Tension Characteristics of BTB and DAB.

inhibitor	CMC, mole/dm3	γcmc, mN/m	Γ max × 10–7, mol/m2	Amin, n m2	Π CMC	ΔG0mic, kJmol–1	ΔG0ads, kJ mol–1
BTB	7.47 × 10–4	36	9.48 × 10–11	175	36.5	–18.13	–21.96
DAB	2.49 × 10–4	33	1.38 × 10–10	119.5	39.3	–20.9	–23.7