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HERO ID
3859620
Reference Type
Journal Article
Title
Micellization of lithium perfluoroheptanoate and its aggregation on poly(ethylene glycol) oligomers in water
Author(s)
Gianni, P; Bernazzani, L; Carosi, R; Mollica, V
Year
2007
Is Peer Reviewed?
1
Journal
Langmuir
ISSN:
0743-7463
EISSN:
1520-5827
Volume
23
Issue
17
Page Numbers
8752-8759
Language
English
PMID
17645360
DOI
10.1021/la701190g
Web of Science Id
WOS:000248730500022
Abstract
The interaction of lithium perfluoroheptanoate (LiPFHep) with poly(ethylene glycol) (PEG) of different molecular weights (300 < MW < 20 000 Da) was investigated in water at 298.15 and 308.15 K by the isothermal titration calorimetry (ITC). Density and sound velocity measurements were also performed at 288.15, 298.15, and 308.15 K, while viscosity and conductivity data were only collected at 298.15 K. The aggregation process of this surfactant on the PEG polymeric chain was found to be very similar to the process exhibited by the two homologous perfluorooctanoate and perfluorononanoate. Viscosity and ITC data indicated that the formation of polymer-surfactant complexes between PEG and LiPFHep also leads to a conformational change in the polymer. The aggregation of micelles of the lithium perfluoro surfactants on the PEG polymeric chain is characterized by a comparable thermodynamic stability, which results from a balance of enthalpy and entropy contributions, which both increase with the length of the surfactant hydrophobic chain.
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