A study on emulsion stabilization induced with linear and cyclized polystyrene-poly(ethylene oxide) block copolymer surfactants

Polymer Journal

Volumn 47, Issue 5, 2015, Pages 408-412

  Baba, Eisuke ^a   Yatsunami, Toshiaki ^a   Yamamoto, Takuya ^a   Tezuka, Yasuyuki ^a  

^a TOKYO INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL STABILITY; COPOLYMERS; EMULSIFICATION; ETHYLENE; POLYETHYLENE OXIDES; POLYSTYRENES; STABILIZATION; SURFACE ACTIVE AGENTS;

AMPHIPHILIC BLOCK COPOLYMERS; BLOCK COPOLYMER SURFACTANT; CHEMICAL COMPOSITIONS; EMULSION STABILITY; EMULSION STABILIZATION; ETHYLENE OXIDES; POLYMER SURFACTANTS;

BLOCK COPOLYMERS;

EID: 84928943019     PISSN: 00323896     EISSN: 13490540     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/pj.2015.5     Document Type: Article

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