ASSOCIATION STRUCTURES IN A W/O MICROEMULSION FROM FLUORESCENCE MEASUREMENTS |
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| Authors: | Remon Goubran Ramesh Patel Stig E Friberg |
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| Institution: | Department of Chemistry , Clarkson University , Potsdam, New York, 13676, USA |
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| Abstract: | Fluorescence probing was combined with light scattering measurements to determine association structures in W/O microemulsion. The results showed the microemulsions at low water content to contain aggregates with only one surfactant while association to inverse micelles took place first at higher water content. Adding different hydrocarbons showed a change of the association concentration with the nature of the hydrocarbon. An aromatic hydrocarbon significantly reduced the water concentration for association while aliphatic hydrocarbons showed less influence. |
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