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Surfactant/cosurfactant association and emulsion stability
Author(s) -
Li GanZuo,
Friberg S. E.
Publication year - 1982
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/bf02636326
Subject(s) - pulmonary surfactant , emulsion , dodecanol , ethylene glycol , nonionic surfactant , microemulsion , ether , chemical engineering , chemistry , liquid crystal , phase (matter) , lamellar structure , organic chemistry , chromatography , materials science , crystallography , optoelectronics , engineering
The stability of emulsions with an anionic surfactant combined with dodecanol and ethylene glycol dodecyl ether, respectively, was studied. The stability of the emulsion with the nonionic compound as cosurfactant was superior. The results are discussed, with the phase diagrams of water and the cosurfactant as a basis. The phase diagram of the nonionic compound shows a lamellar liquid crystal of superior stability against high water contents.