Luminescent probe synthesis for oxygen visualization technique: Application to the effect of surfactant structure on oxygen mass transfer

•Synthesis of a luminescent probe for oxygen tracking in aqueous solutions.•New dye for Planar Laser Induced Fluorescence with Inhibition technique.•Effect of the chain length of anionic surfactants on gas liquid oxygen transfer.•Effect of surfactants adsorption on oxygen transfer.•Predictive model for gas liquid oxygen transfer in the presence of surfactants.