Electrical Properties of Cylindrical Reverse Micelle

Abstract

In this article, accurate analytic expressions of the surface charge density/surface potential and adsorption excesses for cylindrical reverse micelle in a solution of symmetric electrolyte are derived from the nonlinear cylindrical Poisson–Boltzmann equation. These expressions are in good agreement with numerical values and Van Aken's results for cylindrical reverse micelle with high surface potentials and large κa.

Keywords:

• Cylindrical
• electrical properties
• Poisson-Boltzmann equation
• reverse micelle

Acknowledgments

This work was financially supported by Liaoning Provincial Science and Technology Bureau (project no. 2009402004).