Mechanism of Antifoam Behavior of Solutions of Nonionic Surfactants above the Cloud Point

Journal of Surfactants and Detergents

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 345-351

  Chaisalee, Ratchadaporn ^a   Soontravanich, Sukhwan ^b   Yanumet, Nantaya ^a   Scamehorn, John F ^b  

^a CHULALONGKORN UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^b University of Oklahoma   (United States)

Author keywords

Antifoam; Cloud point; Coacervate; Foams; Nonionic surfactants

Indexed keywords

ETHYLENE OXIDE; NONIONIC SURFACTANT; NONYLPHENOL POLYOXYLATE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AQUEOUS SOLUTION; ARTICLE; DILUTION; FOAM; MOLECULAR MECHANICS; SURFACE TENSION; TEMPERATURE DEPENDENCE;

EID: 0242318196     PISSN: 10973958     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11743-003-0280-3     Document Type: Article

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