Dependence on oil chain length of the curvature elastic properties of nonionic surfactant films: Emulsification failure and phase equilibria

Journal of Dispersion Science and Technology

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 497-510

  Balogh, Joakim ^a   Olsson, Ulf ^a   Pedersen, Jan Skov ^b  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Bending and saddle splay constants; Nonionic surfactants; Oil chain length dependence; Phase equilibria; Spontaneous curvature

Indexed keywords

ELASTICITY; EMULSIFICATION; MICROEMULSIONS; PHASE EQUILIBRIA; STABILIZATION; TERNARY SYSTEMS;

BENDING AND SADDLE SPLAY CONSTANTS; NONIONIC SURFACTANTS; OIL CHAIN LENGTH DEPENDENCE; SPONTANEOUS CURVATURE;

SURFACE ACTIVE AGENTS;

ELASTICITY; EMULSIFICATION; MICROEMULSIONS; PHASE EQUILIBRIA; STABILIZATION; SURFACE ACTIVE AGENTS; TERNARY SYSTEMS;

EID: 33645856501     PISSN: 01932691     EISSN: 15322351     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01932690500374250     Document Type: Article

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