Density, viscosity and surface tension of Kolliphor ® ELP, the nonionic surfactant aqueous solutions were measured at temperature T = 293-318 K and at 5K interval. Steady-state fluorescence measurements have been also made using pyrene as a probe. On the basis of the obtained results, a number of thermodynamic, thermo-acoustic and anharmonic parameters of the studied surfactant have been evaluated and interpreted in terms of structural effects and solute-solvent interactions. The results suggest that the molecules of studied surfactant at concentrations higher than the critical micelle concentration act as structure makers of the water structure.Molecules 2020, 25, 743 2 of 13 hand to describe the behavior of surfactants in relation to two non-miscible phases and the range of temperatures at which they are active, some adsorption and volumetric properties of the solution of such surfactants are needed. Thus, the purpose of the presented studies was to determine some adsorption, volumetric, thermo-acoustic as well as anharmonic properties of aqueous solutions of Kolliphor ® ELP (ELP), a purified grade of EL, by surface tension, density and viscosity measurements at T = 293-318 K with 5 K interval. Moreover, the properties of the solutions were studied by means of steady-state fluorescence measurements. Based on the results, the analysis was applied to study different molecular interactions in the solutions taking into account the change of these properties depending on concentration and temperature.
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