Interpreting Diffusion Coefficients of Electrochemical Probes in Oil-in-Water Microemulsions

Raymond A. Mackay, Stephanie A. Myers, Anna Brajter-Toth

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    Abstract

    The relationship between apparent diffusion coefficients, D′, of electroactive probe and the microstructure of an oil-in-water anionic microemulsion, sodium dodecyl sulfate (SDS)/dodecane/1-pentanol/0.1 M NaClaq has been investigated. Three probes, ferrocene (Fc), Fe(CN)3-6 and methyl viologen (MV2+) allowed the effect of different microstructure and interactions on the D′-values to be investigated. The results indicate that the droplet as well as bicontinuous microemulsion structures can be identified and point to the effects of cross-phase exchange, partitioning, and multiple binding on the D′-values.

    Original languageEnglish (US)
    Pages (from-to)759-764
    Number of pages6
    JournalElectroanalysis
    Volume8
    Issue number8-9
    DOIs
    StatePublished - 1996

    Keywords

    • Apparent diffusion coefficients
    • Electrochemical methods
    • Fe(CN)
    • Ferrocene
    • Methyl viologen
    • SDS/dodecane/1-pentanol/0.1 M NaCl anionic oil-in-water microemulsion
    • Structure determination

    ASJC Scopus subject areas

    • Analytical Chemistry
    • Electrochemistry

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