PARTIAL MOLAR VOLUME OF

SURFACTANT IN MIXED SOLVENT MEDIA

by

Ajaya Bhattarai

Department of Chemistry, Mahendra Morang

Adarsh Multiple Campus (Tribhuvan University)
Biratnagar, Nepal

A research project report submitted to the Nepal Academy

of Science and Technology
Khumaltar, Lalitpur, Nepal
2010
PARTIAL MOLAR VOLUME OF SURFACTANT IN MIXED

SOLVENT MEDIA

by

Ajaya Bhattarai

Department of Chemistry, Mahendra Morang Adarsh Multiple

Campus (Tribhuvan University) Biratnagar, Nepal

A research project report submitted to the Nepal Academy of

Science and Technology
Khumaltar, Lalitpur, Nepal
June 2010
 ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

This work was supported by a Research Grant for the fiscal year 2065/2066 of Nepal
Academy of Science and Technology (NAST), Khumaltar, Lalitpur, Nepal under
Research Grant Programme. I am grateful to Nepal Academy of Science and Technology
(NAST), Khumaltar, Lalitpur, Nepal for providing me the golden opportunity in the field
of research.

Date: Ajaya Bhattarai

 CONTENTS

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT i

CONTENTS ii

LIST OF TABLES iii

LIST OF FIGURES iii

ABBREVIATIONS iv

CHAPTER- I : ABSTRACT 1

CHAPTER- II : INTRODUCTION 2-9

A: A Brief Introduction to Surfactant 2- 5

B: Statement of the Problem 6

C: Objectives 6

D: Justification of the study 6

E: Limitation of the study 6

F: Literature Review 7–9

CHAPTER- III : METHODOLOGY 10 –14

A: Experimental 10-13

B: Methods 14

CHAPTER- IV : RESULTS AND DISCUSSION 15–18

Results and Discussion

CHAPTER- V : CONCLUSION AND REFERENCES 19–22

A: Conclusion 19

B: References 20-22
 LIST OF TABLES

Table Subjects page

No.
1 Properties of methanol (1) + water (2) mixed solvent media 11
containing 0.10, 0.20 and 0.30 volume fractions of
methanol at 308.15, 318.15, and 323.15 K.
2 Concentration and density of Cetyltrimethylammonium 12-14
bromide containing pure water and 0.10, 0.20 and 0.30
volume fractions of methanol at 308.15, 318.15 and
323.15K.

LIST OF FIGURES

Figure Subjects Page

No.
1 Concentration independence of partial molar volume for 16
cetyltrimethylammounium bromide at 308.15K, in pure water
(triangles) and different methanol-water mixtures (squares,
0.10 methanol; circles, 0.20 methanol; crosses, 0.30 methanol).
2 Concentration independence of partial molar volume for 17
cetyltrimethylammounium bromide at 318.15K, in pure water
(triangles) and different methanol-water mixtures (squares,
0.10 methanol; circles, 0.20 methanol; crosses, 0.30 methanol).
3 Concentration independence of partial molar volume for 18

cetyltrimethylammounium bromide at 323.15K, in pure water

(triangles) and different methanol-water mixtures (squares,

0.10 methanol; circles, 0.20 methanol; crosses, 0.30 methanol).

ABBREVIATIONS
CTAB = Cetyltrimethylammonium bromide

CMC = Critical micelle concentration

V = Partial Molar Volume

NaPSS = Sodium polystyrenesulphonate

T = Temperature

ρ0 = solvent density

η0 = solvent viscosity

D = Dielectric constant

M = Molecular weight
ρ = Density of the solution
c = Surfactant concentration in mol/L