Effect of surfactants on association characteristics of di- And triblock copolymers of oxyethylene and oxybutylene in aqueous solutions: Dilute solution phase diagrams, SANS, and viscosity measurements at different temperatures

International Journal of Polymer Science

Volumn 2011, Issue , 2011, Pages

  Punjabi, Sanjay H ^a   Sastry, Nandhibatla V ^a   Aswal, Vinod K ^b   Goyal, Prem S ^c  

^a SARDAR PATEL UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b BHABHA ATOMIC RESEARCH CENTRE   (India)

^c DEPARTMENT OF ATOMIC ENERGY   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BLOCK COPOLYMERS; HYDROPHILICITY; POLYETHYLENE OXIDES; SODIUM COMPOUNDS; SULFUR COMPOUNDS; SURFACE ACTIVE AGENTS; VISCOSITY MEASUREMENT;

BLOCK COPOLYMER SURFACTANT; COPOLYMER MICELLES; DODECYLTRIMETHYLAMMONIUM BROMIDES; ELEVATED TEMPERATURE; MICELLAR SOLUTION; MICELLE FORMATION; SHAPE TRANSITIONS; SURFACTANT CONCENTRATIONS;

MICELLES;

EID: 84897427044     PISSN: 16879422     EISSN: 16879430     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/2011/570149     Document Type: Article

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