NMR and molecular dynamics study of the size, shape, and composition of reverse micelles in a cetyltrimethylammonium bromide (CTAB)/n-hexane/pentanol/water microemulsion

Journal of Physical Chemistry B

Volumn 118, Issue 36, 2014, Pages 10767-10775

  Mills, Amanda J ^a   Wilkie, John ^a   Britton, Melanie M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIFFUSION; HEXANE; MICELLES; MICROEMULSIONS; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; MOLECULES; ORGANIC SOLVENTS;

CETYLTRIMETHYLAMMONIUM BROMIDE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE(NMR); PULSED GRADIENTS; REVERSE MICELLES; STIMULATED ECHOS; STOKES-EINSTEIN RELATION; STRUCTURAL PARAMETER; STRUCTURE FACTORS;

NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE;

EID: 84924279317     PISSN: 15206106     EISSN: 15205207     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jp504585k     Document Type: Article

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