A Microemulsion Cosurfactant With Excellent Water Solubilization At High Oil Content

Author

Raymond L. Venable, Missouri University of Science and Technology
Diane M. Viox

Abstract

Medium chain length alkyl amines were found to be more effective cosurfactants for microemulsion formation than are medium chain length alcohols at high hydrocarbon levels with sodium doecyl sulfate as the surfactant. Both aromatic and short chain aliphatic hydrocarbons were studied. By contrast, the amines were found virtually ineffective with quaternary ammonium salts whereas the alcohols showed good performance. This suggests the possibility that complementarity of function between surfactant and cosurfactant may be a desirable feature of a microemulsion system at high hydrocarbon levels. © 1984, Taylor & Francis Group, LLC. All rights reserved.

Recommended Citation

R. L. Venable and D. M. Viox, "A Microemulsion Cosurfactant With Excellent Water Solubilization At High Oil Content," Journal of Dispersion Science and Technology, vol. 5, no. 1, pp. 73 - 80, Taylor and Francis Group; Taylor and Francis, Jan 1984.

The definitive version is available at https://doi.org/10.1080/01932698408943209

Department(s)

Chemistry

International Standard Serial Number (ISSN)

1532-2351; 0193-2691

Document Type

Article - Journal

Document Version

Citation

File Type

text

Language(s)

English

Rights

© 2023 Taylor and Francis Group; Taylor and Francis, All rights reserved.

Publication Date

01 Jan 1984