Improved solubilities of PAHs by multi-component Gemini surfactant systems with different spacer lengths

Colloids and Surfaces A: Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects

Volumn 423, Issue , 2013, Pages 50-57

  Wei, Jia ^a   Huang, Guohe ^a   Wang, Shuo ^b   Zhao, Shan ^b   Yao, Yao ^b  

^a NORTH CHINA ELECTRIC POWER UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF REGINA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Gemini surfactant; Improved solubilities; Multi component; PAHs

Indexed keywords

BROMINE COMPOUNDS; FREE ENERGY; MICELLIZATION; NAPHTHALENE; PYRENE; SURFACE ACTIVE AGENTS;

CATIONIC GEMINI SURFACTANT; COUNTERION BINDING; DIFFERENT EFFECTS; GEMINI SURFACTANT; HYDROPHILIC/HYDROPHOBIC; INTERFACIAL BEHAVIORS; INTERFACIAL PROPERTY; MEASUREMENTS OF; MIXED SURFACTANT SYSTEMS; MOLAR SOLUBILIZATION RATIOS; MULTICOMPONENTS; MUTUAL INTERACTION; NONIDEALITY; PAHS; PARTITION COEFFICIENT; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS (PAHS); SPACER LENGTHS; SURFACE EXCESS; SYNERGISTIC EFFECT; THEORETICAL TREATMENTS; WATER SOLUBILITIES;

SOLUBILITY;

ALKANEDIYL ALPHA OMEGA BIS(DODECYLDIMETHYLAMMONIUM BROMIDE); DIDODECYLDIMETHYLAMMONIUM BROMIDE; GEMINI SURFACTANT; NAPHTHALENE; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBON; PYRENE; SURFACTANT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; WATER;

ARTICLE; CONDUCTANCE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENERGY; HYDROPHILICITY; HYDROPHOBICITY; MICELLE; MICELLIZATION; PARTITION COEFFICIENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOLUBILITY; SOLUTE; SPACER LENGTH; SURFACE PROPERTY; THEORETICAL MODEL;

EID: 84874430723     PISSN: 09277757     EISSN: 18734359     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.colsurfa.2013.01.049     Document Type: Article

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