Reactions in and characterization of oil in water microemulsions

Book · Tue Jan 01 04:00:00 EST 1980

OSTI ID:6032277

Hermansky, C G

This study of oil-in-water microemulsion media was to determine the role(s) played by these systems in modifying reaction processes which take place at the oil/water interface. A somewhat extensive characterization of the systems employed was coupled with kinetic data. Several oil-in-water microemulsion systems have been characterized by phase mapping, electric conductivity, and light scattering. With the exception of the Tween 60 System, which contains pentanol as cosurfactant, all the systems employed in this study used 1-butanol. The BRIJ 96, CTAB, mixed BRIJ 96-CTAB, and Tween 60 Systems all contained hexadecane as the oil. The alcohol/surfactant molar ratio was 5:1 for the BRIJ 96, CTAB, and mixed BRIJ 96-CTAB systems and 8:1 for the Tween 60 system. By suitable treatment of the light scattering data, droplet diameters were obtained as a function of composition. These diameters were observed to increase exponentially with increasing oil content.

• OSTI ID: 6032277
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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