Journal of Physical Chemistry B, Vol.106, No.35, 9033-9035, 2002
Krafft temperature and micelle ionization of aqueous solutions of cesium dodecyl sulfate
The Krafft temperature of the surfactant cesium dodecyl sulfate, as determined by conductivity measurements, was shown to be a function of the Cs+ concentration in the aqueous phase whether the counterions are provided by the surfactant or both the surfactant and added CsCl. It is suggested that measurements of the Krafft temperature may form the basis to determine the degree of counterion dissociation in ionic micelles.