Study of temperature induced electrical percolation in reverse microemulsions modified with polar organic solvents

Author: Mariami Shvelidze
Keywords: AOT reverse microemulsions, DMF, DMSO, ACN temperature-induced electrical percolation, activation energy
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The process of temperature-induced electrical percolation in reverse microemulsions prepared based on anionic surfactant sodium bis(2-ethylhexyl)sulfosuccinate (AOT) has been studied. Water droplets of microemulsions were modified by polar solvents: dimethylformamide, dimethylsulfoxide, glacial acetic acid, and acetonitrile. The activation energy of temperature-induced electrical percolation for the mentioned microemulsions was calculated. It was found that the modification of water droplets with organic modifiers leads to electrical percolation of the reverse microemulsion at a relatively lower temperature than that of sodium diethyl hexyl sulfosuccinate (AOT) microemulsion with only pure water.