Surface tension and adsorption kinetics of amphiphiles in aqueous solutions: The role of carbon chain length and temperature

► Effects of carbon chain length and temperature were studied on adsorption kinetics. ► Surface tensions were found to decrease with temperature from 10 °C to 35 °C. ► Adsorption from vapor phase was much more important than that from liquid phase. ► Adsorption rate constants were increased with temperature and carbon chain length. ► Equilibrium constants were increased with temperature and carbon chain length.