Mesomorphous Phases in Systems of Water-Nonionic Emulsifier-Hydrocarbon.

Low-temperature Phases of Interfacial Water in Clay-water Systems

An equation of state for property prediction of alcohol–hydrocarbon and water–hydrocarbon systems

Equations of state have been widely used in the petroleum and chemical industries for thermodynamic property calculation. In the presence of polar substances that self-associate through hydrogen bonding (such as water or alcohol), equations of state are of very limited use. One way to account for the association is to consider the equation of state to be formed of two contributions: physical an...

Design of hard water stable emulsifier systems for petroleum- and bio-based semi-synthetic metalworking fluids.

Metalworking fluids (MWFs) increase productivity and the quality of manufacturing operations by cooling and lubricating during metal forming and cutting processes. Despite their widespread use, they pose significant health and environmental hazards throughout their life cycle. An obvious environmental improvement to MWF technology would be to improve the lifetime of the fluid while utilizing mo...

Soil-water equilibria for nonionic organic compounds.

Wetting in mixtures of water, nonionic amphiphiles, and nonpolar solvents