“…These results are in line with the results reported by several other researchers [27,34,35,37,66,67]. The CMC values of the anionic surfactant SDS decreased significantly on addition of small amounts of [C n mim][X] (n = 4, 6 and 10, X = Br, PF 6 and BF 4 ); the higher the n value, the steeper is the decrease [68]. Regarding the role of the anions to modulate the micellar properties of the aqueous surfactant systems, Pal et al have reported that, for the same alkyl chain length, the CMC values for the anionic surfactants SDS decrease in order of the anion's basicity and the hydration radius of the anion, i.e.…”