Thermodynamic and kinetic foundations of the micellization theory. 3. Initial stages of micellization

The kinetics of the initial stages of micellization was considered for the solution of a nonionic colloidal surfactant. Quasi-equilibrium concentratio ns of molecular surfactant aggregates in subcritical and over-critical regi ons of their sizes, as well as the quasi-steady-state concentration of mole cular surfactant aggregates in the near-critical region of their sizes, are established at these stages. The average time between two successive acts of emission of a surfactant monomer by a micelle, the average resident time of a monomer in a micelle, and the average micelle lifetime were treated f rom a statistical point of view.