Molecular dynamics simulation of reverse micelles in supercritical carbon dioxide

We have studied surfactants and reverse micelles in supercritical carbon di oxide (SCO2) by molecular dynamics simulation using molecular potential mod els that we have developed for this purpose. In this work we present simula tion results suggesting how varying the surfactant molecular architecture a nd chemistry may affect the structure and properties of reverse micelles in SCO2. We focus on a dichain surfactant, (C7H15)(C7F15)CHSO4-Na+, which for ms reverse micelles with aqueous cores in SCO2.