Question

Does the surface tension of water affect the rate of evaporation? If so, would adding a surfactant speed up evaporation?

Answer 1

The evaporation time gradually increased with the increase in surfactant concentration, i.e., from water to the concentration level of 0.005%. Furthermore, the evaporation time is significantly reduced, even lower than that of water containing relatively high concentrations from 0.01% to 0.1%.