Giant rodlike reversed micelles

Journal Article · Wed May 04 04:00:00 EDT 1994 · Journal of the American Chemical Society; (United States)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1021/ja00088a052· OSTI ID:7165760

Yu, Z J; Neuman, R D ^[1]

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1. Auburn Univ., AL (United States)

Herein we report that sodium bis(2-ethylhexyl)phosphate, which is similar in structure to the classical surfactant sodium bis(2-ethylhexyl)sulfosuccinate (AOT), forms very large rodlike reversed micelles and that their size can be even much larger if water is removed from the apolar solution. We further suggest that long-range electrostatic interactions are the primary driving force for the formation of giant reversed micelles. 19 refs., 3 figs.

• OSTI ID: 7165760
• Journal Information: Journal of the American Chemical Society; (United States), Journal Name: Journal of the American Chemical Society; (United States) Vol. 116:9; ISSN JACSAT; ISSN 0002-7863
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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