Doctoral Dissertations

Jia-Hwa Fang

Abstract

"This investigation was performed in order to study two interesting and important problems in foams.

Foam separation was studied in the model system of water - sodium octylsulfonate - decanol. The efficiency of foam separation as a function of surfactant concentration and decanol content were measured. The results were related to the association structures of amphiphiles in aqueous systems.

Foam polymerization was conducted in the amphiphilic system containing water, polymerizable surfactant and oleyl alcohol. Liquid foams were produced in one three - phase region. The location and optical pattern of liquid crystals on the foam surface were observed by photomicroscope with polarized light. Solid foams were obtained when the liquid foams polymerized.

The investigation was successful. The effect of amphiphile association structure on foam separation was established. The polymerized foam obtained in this study showed a novel development in solid foams"--Abstract, page iv.

Advisor(s)

Friberg, Stig, 1930-

Committee Member(s)

Stoffer, James O.
Manuel, O. (Oliver), 1936-
Neogi, P. (Partho), 1951-
Hanna, Samir B.

Department(s)

Chemistry

Degree Name

Ph. D. in Chemistry

Publisher

University of Missouri--Rolla

Publication Date

Spring 1986

Journal article titles appearing in thesis/dissertation

  • Amphiphile association structures and foam separation

  • Polymerized foams from anaqueous amphiphilic system

Pagination

xiv, 154 pages

Note about bibliography

Includes bibliographical references.

Rights

© 1986 Jia-Hwa Fang, All rights reserved.

Document Type

Dissertation - Open Access

File Type

text

Language

English

Thesis Number

T 5259

Print OCLC #

15507936

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