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Interfacial properties of hydrocarbons
Author(s) -
Gillap William R.,
Weiner Norman D.,
Gibaldi Milo
Publication year - 1967
Publication title -
journal of the american oil chemists' society
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.512
H-Index - 117
eISSN - 1558-9331
pISSN - 0003-021X
DOI - 10.1007/bf02558156
Subject(s) - hydrocarbon , surface tension , chain (unit) , tension (geology) , chemistry , chemical engineering , thermodynamics , materials science , organic chemistry , physics , engineering , astronomy , compression (physics)
The interfacial tension of aliphatic hydrocarbon‐water systems has been found to increase in a linear fashion as a function of the log of hydrocarbon chain length. Contrary to the literature, values of ϕ and े H 2 d O were observed to be also dependent on hydrocarbon chain length. The relationship between hydrocarbon chain length and interfacial tension is actually opposite to that predicted by Antonow's rule. The results are discussed in terms of hydrocarbon‐water interaction and water‐structure at the interface.