The
present work includes density and speed of sound measurements
of cationic surfactant, dodecyltrimethylammonium bromide (DTAB), and
anionic surfactant, sodium dodecylsulphate (SDS), in aqueous solutions
of 0.01 mol·kg–1 tetraalkylammonium-based ionic
liquids (ILs) in the temperature range 293.15–318.15 K. The
experimental data have been employed to evaluate volumetric and compressibility
parameters viz. apparent molar volume (V
ϕ), isentropic compressibility (κs), apparent molar
adiabatic compression (κs,ϕ), change in isentropic
compressibility (Δκs), and relative change
in isentropic compressibility (Δκs/κo). All these parameters yield qualitative information regarding
the self-assembling behavior of the surfactant in the ternary (surfactant–water–IL)
system. Adequate knowledge of these parameters for amphiphilic solutions
in IL solvents is essentially required to clarify the nature of molecular
interactions between the surfactant and solvent and to design new
chemical and technological processes.