ISIS Neutron and Muon Source Data Journal
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Anionic Surfactant Micelles in Deep Eutectic Solvents
Abstract: Deep Eutectic Solvents (DES) are molecular mixtures similar to ionic liquids, having melting points below room temperature. However instead of being a salt, the mixture contains two molecules with strong Hbonding that hinder formation of an ordered crystalline network. DES have low vapour pressure, adjustable polarity, and tunable components which make them interesting as green solvents while being far less toxic than typical ionic liquids. They are currently being extensively explored for extraction of active species from biomass and solubilisation of therapeutic agents for dermal delivery. These applications require formulation using DES in emulsions and gels, requiring surfactants to stabilise DES-oil or DES-water interfaces and to understand the surfactant phase behaviour in bulk solution, in order to control factors such as viscosity and shear thinning behaviour. While a few surfactants have been previously studied in DES, these have so far been restricted to model surfatants and in the cas of anionic surfactants this has been limited to species with sulphur containing headgroups. Here we wish to study the bulk solution self-assembly of two anionic surfactants that have different headgroup chemistries to determine how they interact with DES and the morphologies of micelles formed by these surfactants in these novel solvents.
Principal Investigator: Professor Karen Edler
Local Contact: Dr Steven Parnell
Experimenter: Dr Glenn Coope
Experimenter: Dr James Doutch
Experimenter: Dr Thomas Arnold
Experimenter: Mr Ronak Kakadiya
DOI: 10.5286/ISIS.E.RB2510673
ISIS Experiment Number: RB2510673
| Part DOI | Instrument | Public release date | Download Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10.5286/ISIS.E.RB2510673-1 | LARMOR | 29 May 2028 | Download |
Publisher: STFC ISIS Neutron and Muon Source
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