Coalescence of air bubbles in surfactant solutions: Role of salts containing mono-, di-, and trivalent ions

Chemical Engineering Communications

Volumn 195, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 336-351

  Giribabu, K ^a   Reddy, M L N ^a   Ghosh, P ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY GUWAHATI   (India)

Author keywords

Air water interface; Bubble; Coalescence; Salt; Stochastic theory; Surfactant

Indexed keywords

ADSORPTION; COALESCENCE; PHASE INTERFACES; SOLUTIONS; STOCHASTIC MODELS; SURFACE ACTIVE AGENTS; SURFACE TENSION;

AIR-WATER INTERFACE; CETYL TRIMETYL AMMONIUM BROMIDE (CTAB); SODIUM DODECYL SULFATE (SDS);

BUBBLES (IN FLUIDS);

ADSORPTION; BUBBLES (IN FLUIDS); COALESCENCE; PHASE INTERFACES; SOLUTIONS; STOCHASTIC MODELS; SURFACE ACTIVE AGENTS; SURFACE TENSION;

EID: 37849053123     PISSN: 00986445     EISSN: 15635201     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00986440701555316     Document Type: Article

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