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Effect of pH on the critical micelle concentration of sodium dodecyl sulphate
Author(s) -
Rahman A.,
Brown C. W.
Publication year - 1983
Publication title -
journal of applied polymer science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.575
H-Index - 166
eISSN - 1097-4628
pISSN - 0021-8995
DOI - 10.1002/app.1983.070280407
Subject(s) - critical micelle concentration , micelle , chemistry , sodium dodecyl sulfate , sodium , absorption (acoustics) , conductance , inorganic chemistry , thermodynamics of micellization , chromatography , nuclear chemistry , materials science , organic chemistry , aqueous solution , mathematics , combinatorics , composite material
Critical micelle concentration (CMC) of sodium dodecyl sulphate (SDS) at various pH's between 2 and 10 has been studied using three methods as dye absorption, conductance, and light scattering measurement. At low pH (below pH 4) the CMC decreases whereas at higher pH it remains constant.