Study of alcohol-free microemulsion systems containing fatty acids as cosurfactants

Journal of Surfactants and Detergents

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 15-24

  Lohateeraparp, Prapas ^a   Wilairuengsuwan, Pongtai ^a   Saiwan, Chintana ^a   Sabatini, David A ^b   Harwell, Jeffrey H ^b  

^a CHULALONGKORN UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA   (United States)

Author keywords

Alcohol free; Conductivity; Fatty acid; Hexane; Interfacial tension; Microemulsion; SDS; Solubilization

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; BUTYRIC ACID; COSURFACTANT; DODECYL SULFATE SODIUM; FATTY ACID; HEPTANOIC ACID DERIVATIVE; HEXANE; HEXANOIC ACID; OCTANOIC ACID; PROPIONIC ACID; SODIUM CHLORIDE; VALERIC ACID; WATER;

ALCOHOL FREE MICROEMULSION SYSTEM; ARTICLE; CONDUCTANCE; GEL; INTERFACIAL TENSION; MICROEMULSION; PHASE TRANSITION; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; SALINITY; SOLUBILIZATION; SURFACE TENSION;

EID: 0037231827     PISSN: 10973958     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11743-003-0243-8     Document Type: Article

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