An asymptotic theory for the re-equilibration of a micellar surfactant solution
Micellar surfactant solutions are characterized by a distribution of aggregates comprised predominantly of pre-micellar aggregates (monomers, dimers, trimers, etc.) and a region of proper micelles close to the peak aggregation number, connected by an intermediate region containing a very low concent...
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| author | Griffiths, I Bain, C Breward, C Chapman, S Howell, P Waters, S |
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| description | Micellar surfactant solutions are characterized by a distribution of aggregates comprised predominantly of pre-micellar aggregates (monomers, dimers, trimers, etc.) and a region of proper micelles close to the peak aggregation number, connected by an intermediate region containing a very low concentration of aggregates. Such a distribution gives rise to a distinct two-timescale re-equilibration following a system dilution, known as the 1 and 2 processes, whose dynamics may be described by the Becker–Döring equations. We use a continuum version of these equations to develop a reduced asymptotic description that elucidates the behavior during each of these processes. |
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| spelling | oxford-uuid:3fc93f98-bc14-4b32-b630-2c4640b7724e2022-03-26T14:34:13ZAn asymptotic theory for the re-equilibration of a micellar surfactant solutionJournal articlehttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_dcae04bcuuid:3fc93f98-bc14-4b32-b630-2c4640b7724eMathematical Institute - ePrints2011Griffiths, IBain, CBreward, CChapman, SHowell, PWaters, SMicellar surfactant solutions are characterized by a distribution of aggregates comprised predominantly of pre-micellar aggregates (monomers, dimers, trimers, etc.) and a region of proper micelles close to the peak aggregation number, connected by an intermediate region containing a very low concentration of aggregates. Such a distribution gives rise to a distinct two-timescale re-equilibration following a system dilution, known as the 1 and 2 processes, whose dynamics may be described by the Becker–Döring equations. We use a continuum version of these equations to develop a reduced asymptotic description that elucidates the behavior during each of these processes. |
| spellingShingle | Griffiths, I Bain, C Breward, C Chapman, S Howell, P Waters, S An asymptotic theory for the re-equilibration of a micellar surfactant solution |
| title | An asymptotic theory for the re-equilibration of a micellar
surfactant solution |
| title_full | An asymptotic theory for the re-equilibration of a micellar
surfactant solution |
| title_fullStr | An asymptotic theory for the re-equilibration of a micellar
surfactant solution |
| title_full_unstemmed | An asymptotic theory for the re-equilibration of a micellar
surfactant solution |
| title_short | An asymptotic theory for the re-equilibration of a micellar
surfactant solution |
| title_sort | asymptotic theory for the re equilibration of a micellar surfactant solution |
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