Predicting the morphology and viscosity of microemulsions using the HLD-NAC model

Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research

Volumn 49, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 3424-3432

  Kiran, Sumit K ^a   Acosta, Edgar J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCURATE PREDICTION; BICONTINUOUS; CYLINDRICAL CORES; DILUTE SUSPENSIONS; DISPERSED DROPLETS; ENHANCED OIL RECOVERY; ENVIRONMENTAL REMEDIATION; EXPERIMENTAL DATA; EXPERIMENTAL VALUES; HYDRODYNAMIC RADIUS; NANOPARTICLE SYNTHESIS; NONIONIC SURFACTANT SYSTEMS; RIGID RODS; SCATTERING PROFILES; SHAPE BASED; WATER MICROEMULSIONS; WORK FOCUS;

DROP FORMATION; ENHANCED RECOVERY; FORECASTING; MORPHOLOGY; NONIONIC SURFACTANTS; PHASE TRANSITIONS; REMEDIATION; TOLUENE; VISCOMETERS; VISCOSITY;

MICROEMULSIONS;

EID: 77950435410     PISSN: 08885885     EISSN: 15205045     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ie9013106     Document Type: Article

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