Determination of the phase inversion temperature of orange oil/water emulsions by rheology and microcalorimetry

Analytical Letters

Volumn 42, Issue 17, 2009, Pages 2864-2878

  Souza, Verônica B ^a   Spinelli, Luciana S ^a   Gonzalez, Gaspar ^b   Mansur, Claudia R E ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

^b PETROBRAS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Cloud point; Emulsions; Nonionic surfactants; Phase inversion temperature

Indexed keywords

EID: 70449090227     PISSN: 00032719     EISSN: 1532236X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00032710903137392     Document Type: Article

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