Skip to main content
SpringerLink
Log in

Distinctive effect of maleic acid and fumaric acid on structural transitions in cationic micellar solution

  • Original Contribution
  • Published:
Colloid and Polymer Science Aims and scope Submit manuscript

Abstract

Isomeric additives, maleic and fumaric acids (MA and FA) showed a distinctive influence on the structural transition induced by n-octanol in aqueous cetyltrimethylammonium bromide (CTAB) solution. With MA, significant increase in viscosity was observed on successive addition of n-octanol. Samples with high n-octanol concentration showed viscoelasticity. However, no such dramatic change was observed with FA. Rheological studies revealed the existence of entangled threadlike micelles in CTAB/MA/n-octanol system. Newtonian flow behaviour exhibited by the FA-containing samples indicated the presence of spherical micelles. The existence of threadlike micelles in MA containing samples was further confirmed by cryogenic transmission electron microscopy and small-angle neutron scattering studies. The favourable geometry and better acidic strength of MA are regarded as the factors synergistically facilitating unidimensional micellar growth in the presence of n-octanol. In contrast, the stronger hydrophobicity of FA resulting from trans geometry and feeble ionization, modifies the solvent properties and retards micellar growth.

This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check access.

Access this article

Log in via an institution

Price excludes VAT (USA)
Tax calculation will be finalised during checkout.

Instant access to the full article PDF.

Institutional subscriptions

Fig. 1
Fig. 2
Fig. 3
Fig. 4

Similar content being viewed by others

References

  1. Kumar S, Naqvi AZ, Kabir-ud-Din (2000) Micellar morphology in the presence of salts and organic additives. Langmuir 16:5252–5256

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  2. Kabir-ud-Din, Bansal D, Kumar S (1997) Synergistic effect of salts and organic additives on the micellar association of cetylpyridinium chloride. Langmuir 13:5071–5075

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  3. Yin H, Lei S, Zhu S, Huang J, Ye J (2006) Micelle-to-vesicle transition induced by organic additives in catanionic surfactant systems. Chem Eur J 12:2825–2835

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  4. Sakai H, Orihara Y, Kodashima H, Matsumura A, Ohkubo T et al (2005) Photo induced reversible change of fluid viscosity. J Am Chem Soc 127:13454–13455

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  5. Ketner AM, Kumar R, Davies TS, Elder PW, Raghavan SR (2007) A simple class of photorheological fluids: surfactant solutions with viscosity tunable by light. J Am Chem Soc 129:1553–1559

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  6. Li J, Zhao M, Zhou H, Gao H, Zheng L (2012) Photo-induced transformation of wormlike micelles to spherical micelles in aqueous solution. Soft Matter 8:7858–7864

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  7. Desai A, Varade D, Mata J, Aswal V, Bahadur P (2005) Structural transitions of cetyltrimethylammonium bromide micelles in aqueous media: effect of additives. Colloids Surf A 259:111–115

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  8. Mallikarjun R, Dadyburjor DB (1981) Thermodynamics of solubilization. J Colloid Interface Sci 84:73–90

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  9. Sreejith L, Parathakkat S, Nair SM, Kumar S, Varma G et al (2010) Octanol-triggered self-assemblies of the CTAB/KBr system: a microstructural study. J Phys Chem B 115:464–470

    Article  Google Scholar 

  10. David SL, Kumar S, Kabir-ud-Din (1997) Viscosities of cetylpyridinium bromide solution (aqueous and aqueous KBr) in the presence of alcohols and amines. J Chem Eng Data 42:198–201

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  11. Kumar S, Khan Z, Kabir-ud-Din (2002) Micellar association in simultaneous presence of organic salts/additives. J Surfactant Deterg 5:55–59

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  12. Hassan PA, Narayanan J, Manohar C (2001) Vesicles and worm like micelles: structure, dynamics and transformations. Curr Sci 80:980–989

    CAS  Google Scholar 

  13. Nagarajan R, Shah KM, Hammond S (1982) Viscometric detection of sphere to cylinder transition and polydispersity in aqueous micellar solutions. Colloids Surf 4:147–162

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  14. Lide DR (2005) CRC Handbook of chemistry and physics, internet version http://www.hbcpnetbase.com. CRC Press, Boca Raton

    Google Scholar 

  15. Lin Y, Han X, Huang J, Fu H, Yu C (2009) A facile route to design pH-responsive viscoelastic wormlike micelles: smart use of hydrotropes. J Colloid Interface Sci 330:449–455

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  16. Aswal VK, Goyal PS (2000) Small-angle neutron scattering diffractometer at Dhruva reactor. Curr Sci 79:947–953

    Google Scholar 

  17. Hassan PA, Raghavan SR, Kaler EW (2002) Microstructural changes in SDS micelles induced by hydrotropic salt. Langmuir 18:2543–2548

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  18. Kabir-ud-Din, Kumar S, Kirti, Goyal PS (1996) Micellar growth in presence of alcohols and amines: a viscometric study. Langmuir 12:1490–1494

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  19. Hirsch E, Candau S, Zana R (1984) Micellar structure and intermicellar interactions in solutions of tetradecyl trimethyl ammonium bromide in the presence of 1-pentanol: light scattering and viscosity study. J Colloid Interface Sci 97:318–326

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  20. Zana R, Yiv S, Strazielle C, Lianos P (1981) Effect of alcohol on the properties of micellar systems: I. Critical micellization concentration, micelle molecular weight and ionization degree, and solubility of alcohols in micellar solutions. J Colloid Interface Sci 80:208–223

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  21. Zana R (1995) Aqueous surfactant-alcohol systems: a review. Adv Colloid Interface Sci 57:1–64

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  22. Aamodt M, Landgren M, Joensson B (1992) Solubilization of uncharged molecules in ionic surfactant aggregates. 1. The micellar phase. J Phys Chem 96:945–950

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  23. Cates ME (1987) Reptation of living polymers—dynamics of entangled polymers in the presence of reversible chain-scission reactions. Macromolecules 20:2289–2296

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  24. Acharya DP, Kunieda H (2006) Wormlike micelles in mixed surfactant solutions. Adv Colloid Interface Sci 123–126:401–413

    Article  Google Scholar 

  25. Talmon Y (2007) Seeing giant micelles by Cryogenic-temperature transmission electron microscopy (Cryo-TEM). In: Giant micelles—properties and applications. CRC press, pp 163–178

  26. Dutta SC, Johar NK, Bhola SM (2010) Foundation course in chemistry. Ane Books, New Delhi

    Google Scholar 

  27. Lin Y, Qiao Y, Cheng X, Yan Y, Li Z, Huang J (2012) Hydrotropic salt promotes anionic surfactant self-assembly into vesicles and ultralong fibers. J Colloid Interface Sci 369:238–244

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  28. Israelachvili JN (1992) Intermolecular and surface forces, 2nd edn. Academic Press, New York

    Google Scholar 

  29. Forland GM, Samseth J, Hoiland H, Mortensen K (1994) The effect of medium chain length alcohols on the micellar properties of sodium dodecyl sulphate in sodium chloride solutions. J Colloid Interface Sci 164:163–167

    Article  Google Scholar 

  30. Shaul AB, Rorman DH (1986) Size distribution of mixed micelles: rodlike surfactant-alcohol aggregates. J Phys Chem 90:5277–5286

    Article  Google Scholar 

  31. Pokhriyal NK, Joshi JV, Goyal PS (2003) Viscoelastic behaviour of cetyltrimethylammonium bromide/sodium salicylate/water system: effect of solubilisation of different polarity oils. Colloids Surf A 218:201–212

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  32. Harutyunyan LR, Lachinyan, Harutyunyan RS (2013) Effect of ascorbic acid on the colloidal and micellar properties of anionic, cationic and non-ionic surfactants: conductivity, volumetric, viscometric and fluorescence study. J Chem Eng Data 58:2998–3003

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  33. Oelschlaeger CL, Waton G, Candau SJ (2003) Rheological behaviour of locally cylindrical micelles in relation to their overall morphology. Langmuir 19:10495–10500

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  34. Kumar S, Bansal D, Kabir-ud-Din (1999) Micellar growth in the presence of salt and aromatic hydrocarbons: influence of the nature of the salt. Langmuir 15:4960–4965

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  35. Varade D, Joshi T, Aswal VK, Goyal PS, Hassan PA, Bahadur P (2005) Effect of salt on the micelles of cetylpyridinium chloride. Colloids Surf A 259:95–101

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  36. Afifi H, Karlsson G, Heenan RK, Dreiss CA (2012) Structural transitions in cholesterol-based wormlike micelles induced by encapsulating alkyl ester oils with varying architecture. J Colloid Interface Sci 378:125–134

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

Download references

Acknowledgments

This work was performed under the collaborative research scheme (CRS-K-0/5/20) of the UGC-DAE Consortium for Scientific Research, Kalpakkam node, India. The support and encouragement of Dr. G. Amarendra (scientist-in-charge, Kalpakkam node) is gratefully acknowledged. Authors are thankful to Dr. Ellina Kesselman and Dr. Judith Schmidt (Technion-Israel Institute of Technology) for their immense help in the cryo-TEM analysis. Thanks are due to Dr. K. Saravanakumar (IGCAR, Kalpkkam) for his help in carrying out the rheological experiments and Dr. C. Lakshmi and her research group (NIT, Calicut) for providing the fluorescence spectroscopy facility. Authors are thankful to Dr. Sanjeev Kumar (The Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda) for useful discussions.

Author information

Authors and Affiliations

  1. Department of Chemistry, NIT Calicut, Kerala, 673601, India

    J. Linet Rose & Lisa Sreejith

  2. Condensed Matter Physics Division, IGCAR, Kalpakkam, Tamilnadu, India

    B. V. R. Tata

  3. Department of Chemical Engineering, Technion-Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa, Israel

    Yeshayahu Talmon

  4. Solid State Physics Division, BARC, Mumbi, 40008, India

    V. K. Aswal

  5. Chemistry Division, BARC, Mumbi, 40008, India

    P. A. Hassan

Authors
  1. J. Linet Rose
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  2. B. V. R. Tata
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  3. Yeshayahu Talmon
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  4. V. K. Aswal
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  5. P. A. Hassan
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  6. Lisa Sreejith
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

Corresponding author

Correspondence to Lisa Sreejith.

Electronic supplementary material

Below is the link to the electronic supplementary material.

ESM 1

(DOCX 604 kb)

Rights and permissions

Reprints and permissions

About this article

Check for updates. Verify currency and authenticity via CrossMark

Cite this article

Linet Rose, J., Tata, B.V.R., Talmon, Y. et al. Distinctive effect of maleic acid and fumaric acid on structural transitions in cationic micellar solution. Colloid Polym Sci 293, 1383–1390 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00396-015-3521-z

Download citation

  • Received:

  • Revised:

  • Accepted:

  • Published:

  • Issue Date:

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00396-015-3521-z

Keywords

Search

Navigation