Use of a nonionic surfactant to inhibit precipitation of anionic surfactants by calcium

Journal of Surfactants and Detergents

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 13-18

  Soontravanich, Sukhwan ^a   Scamehorn, John F ^a  

^a University of Oklahoma   (United States)

Author keywords

Anionic surfactants; Calcium; Kinetics; Nonionic surfactants; Surfactant precipitation

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM IONS; HARD WATER; MEAN PARTICLE SIZE; MOLE RATIO; NONYLPHENOL ETHOXYLATES; PRECIPITATE GROWTH; PRECIPITATION REACTION; SODIUM DODECYL SULFATE; SUPERSATURATION RATIO;

ANIONIC SURFACTANTS; BIOPHYSICS; CALCIUM; CALCIUM ALLOYS; PHENOLS; PRECIPITATES; SODIUM SULFATE; ZETA POTENTIAL;

NONIONIC SURFACTANTS;

EID: 77949424382     PISSN: 10973958     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11743-009-1149-z     Document Type: Article

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