The adsorption of cationic surfactant cetyltrimethylammonium bromide (
CTAB) from aqueous solution onto carbon black was studied using charge
-compensating polyelectrolyte titration for quantitative determination
of the surfactant content in solution and X-ray powder diffraction an
alysis of air-dried dispersions. Sharp saturation was observed. The sa
turated surface concentration of the adsorbed CTAB was found to be the
same in the dispersed and air-dried product. Fourier transformed infr
ared spectroscopy and extended X-ray absorption fine structure (EXAFS)
analyses suggest -CTA(+) and Pr ion sites in the dried product. (C) 1
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