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Title: Solubilization properties of nonionic surfactants. Part 1. Evolution of the ternary phase diagrams with temperature, salinity, HLB (hydrophile-lipophile balance), and ACN (alkane carbon number)

Journal Article · · J. Colloid Sci.; (United States)

From investigations of ternary systems with nonionic polyoxyethylene glycol alkyl ethers, brine, and alkanes, a classification of the oil-water solubilization properties of these surfactants can be made in terms of the evolution of the whole of the ternary diagrams. A simple relation between the different parameters characterizing the systems is proposed which uses the concepts of the equivalence between temperature and other parameters (HLB, alcane carbon number, salinity). 30 references.

OSTI ID:
5393580
Journal Information:
J. Colloid Sci.; (United States), Vol. 91:1
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English