Effect of electrolyte on synergism of anionic-nonionic surfactant mixture

Journal of Applied Sciences

Volumn 7, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 1362-1371

  Muherei, Mazen Ahmed ^a   Junin, Radzuan ^b  

^a Faculty of Engineering   (Yemen)

^b UNIVERSITI TEKNOLOGI MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Adsorption; CMC; Interfacial tension; Ionic strength; Surface tension; Surfactant; Synergism

Indexed keywords

ADSORPTION; ANIONIC SURFACTANTS; CRITICAL MICELLE CONCENTRATION; ELECTROLYTES; IONIC STRENGTH; MICELLES; MICELLIZATION; MIXTURES; SODIUM DODECYL SULFATE; SODIUM SULFATE; SURFACE ACTIVE AGENTS; SURFACE TENSION;

BINARY SURFACTANT MIXTURE; CRITICAL MICELLE CONCENTRATION (CMC); INTERACTION PARAMETERS; MICELLIZATION BEHAVIOR; MIXED MICELLES; NONIONIC SURFACTANT MIXTURES; STRENGTH VALUES; SYNERGISM;

NONIONIC SURFACTANTS;

EID: 34347400788     PISSN: 18125654     EISSN: 18125662     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/jas.2007.1362.1371     Document Type: Article

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