Protocol for studying aqueous foams stabilized by surfactant mixtures

Journal of Surfactants and Detergents

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 1-12

  Boos, Julia ^a   Drenckhan, Wiebke ^b   Stubenrauch, Cosima ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STUTTGART   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITÉ PARIS SUD   (France)

Author keywords

Bubble size; Bubble size distribution; Foam stability; Foamability; Foams; FoamScan; Non ionic surfactants; Surfactant mixtures

Indexed keywords

BUBBLE SIZE; BUBBLE SIZE DISTRIBUTIONS; FOAM STABILITY; FOAMABILITY; FOAMSCAN; SURFACTANT MIXTURE;

BUBBLES (IN FLUIDS); ETHERS; FOAMS; MIXTURES;

SURFACE ACTIVE AGENTS;

EID: 84872379300     PISSN: 10973958     EISSN: 15589293     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11743-012-1416-2     Document Type: Article

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