Thermodynamic Quantities of Surface Formation of Aqueous Electrolyte Solutions.

The surface tensions of aqueous solutions of sodium, magnesium, and lanthanum chlorides were measured as a function of concentration and temperature. By analyzing the results, the concentration dependence of the thermodynamic quantities of surface formation such as entropy (Deltas), Helmholtz free energy (Deltaf), and energy of surface formation (Deltau) were evaluated. The Deltaf increased almost linearly with increasing concentration, and the degree of the increase is mainly determined by the net charges of the salts. The Deltas decreased with the addition of salt into the solution. It was found that the net charge of salts determines the degree of the decrease in Deltas. On the other hand, a slight change in the Deltau is observed because of the opposite contribution of Deltaf and TDeltas to the Deltau value. Copyright 1999 Academic Press.

Thermodynamic Studies of the Adsorbed Films and Micelles of Sodium Taurodeoxycholate.

Surface tension of aqueous solutions was measured for sodium taurodeoxycholate, as a typical example of the bile salt compounds, in the temperature range 20 to 35 degreesC at 2.5 degreesC intervals and concentration range 0 to 7 mmol kg-1. We examined thermodynamic quantities obtainable from the surface tension measurements according to the thermodynamic relations given by K. Motomura [J. Colloid Interface Sci. 64, 348 (1978)]. Sodium taurodeoxycholate was strongly adsorbed and formed the saturated adsorbed film at low concentrations. However, the gaseous/expanded phase transition does not take place in the film. The thermodynamic quantities associated with adsorption did not change as markedly at the critical micelle concentration as those observed for typical surfactants. It was suggested that molecular interactions between sodium taurodeoxycholate molecules in aqueous solutions and adsorbed films are too weak to induce critical changes in the thermodynamic quantities. Copyright 1997 Academic Press.