Dynamic Interfacial Tension of Surfactant Mixtures at Liquid-Liquid Interfaces.

Dynamic interfacial tensions for surfactant mixtures at liquid-liquid interfaces were obtained with a drop volume tensiometer. The surfactants tested were Triton X-100, palmitic acid, and Span 80 at both the water-hexadecane and water-mineral oil interfaces. Two-surfactant mixtures were examined with the surfactants initially dissolved in different phases to minimize bulk-phase interactions.

Effect of Neck Formation on the Measurement of Dynamic Interfacial Tension in a Drop Volume Tensiometer.

Dynamic interfacial tension values obtained by drop volume tensiometry will be affected under certain experimental conditions by the formation of a neck between the drop and the capillary tip. This phenomenon must be accounted for to obtain accurate values of interfacial tension. In this work, neck formation for a water-mineral oil system is studied under conditions where hydrodynamic effects can be neglected.