The Role of Ion Aggregation and Micelle Formation Kinetics in Diffusional Transport of Binary Solutions

This chapter is concerned with binary electrolyte solutions in which diffusion processes and rates of chemical reactions are coupled. The solutes may exist as free ions and ion pairs or higher aggregates with and without inclusion of solvent molecules. The crucial point of the discussion is the influence of the rate constants of chemical reactions on the observable diffusion coefficients, in contrast to the common point of view which treats the influence of diffusion processes on kinetics, e.g., in the kinetics of diffusion limited reactions.