Phase Behaviour, Interfacial Tension and Microstructure of Microemulsions

Microemulsions: Background, New Concepts, Applications, Perspectives

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages 1-47

  Sottmann, Thomas ^a   Stubenrauch, Cosima ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLOGNE   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Cryo DI method; Emulsification failure boundary (0EFB); Hydrophobically modified (HM); Phase behaviour of ternary non ionic microemulsions; Phase behaviour, interfacial tension and microstructure of microemulsions; Pseudo quaternary ionic microemulsions; Quinary SDS microemulsions; Transmission electron microscopy (TEM); Water and oil rich microemulsions

Indexed keywords

EID: 84890773107     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1002/9781444305524.ch1     Document Type: Chapter

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