A Source of Systematic Errors in the Determination of Critical Micelle Concentration and Micellization Enthalpy by Graphical Methods in Isothermal Titration Calorimetry

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Abstract

Isothermal titration calorimetry is frequently employed to determine the critical micelle concentration and the micellization enthalpy of surfactants in terms of geometrical characteristics of the titration curves. Previously we have shown theoretically that even for an infinitesimal injec- tion, the heat per titrant mol depends on the stock solution concentration. In this work, we explore experimentally the influence of the stock solution concentration on the geometrical characteristics of the titration curve and its effect in determining the critical micelle concentration and the micel- lization enthalpy of surfactants. The systematic study of this phenomenology involves a great number of measurements at different temperatures with several repetitions carried out using a robotic calorimeter.
Translated title of the contributionUna fuente de errores sistemáticos en la determinación de la concentración crítica de micelas y la entalpía de micelización por métodos gráficos en calorimetría de titulación isotérmica
Original languageEnglish
Article number236
Pages (from-to)1-23
Number of pages23
JournalEntropy
Volume23
Issue number236
DOIs
StatePublished - 18 Feb 2021

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