By analysis of experimental data, a quantitative theoretical interpretation of the solubility limit of medium- and long-chain fatty alcohols in micellar solutions of water-soluble surfactants is presented. A general picture of the phase behavior of the investigated systems is given in the form of phase diagrams. The limited solubility of the fatty alcohols in the micelles of conventional surfac...

Chemical-flooding schemes for recovering residual oil have been in general less than satisfactory due to loss of chemicals by adsorption on reservoir rocks, precipitation, and resultant changes in rock wettability. Adsorption and wettability changes are determined mainly by the chemical structure and mix of the surfactants, surface properties of the rock, composition of the oil and reservoir fl...

A nonionic surfactant, n-dodecyl glyceryl itaconate (DGI), self-assembles into bilayer membranes in water having a spacing distance of sub-micrometer in the presence of small amounts of ionic surfactants, and shows beautiful iridescent color. Ionic surfactants have strong effects on this iridescent system. We have interestingly found that the iridescent color changes with time after mixing DGI ...

The surface force profiles between an atomic force microscopy (AFM) tip and a self-assembled monolayer of noctadecyltrichlorosilane on oxidized silicon were measured in an ABA triblock series of silicone and Pluronic surfactant solutions. Changes in steric force barrier thickness and height were examined as a function of hydrophobic and hydrophilic block size and ethanol to water ratio in mixed...

Mixed Langmuir monolayers are ideal systems to mimic biological membranes [1, 2]. Studies on mixed monolayers provide information about the interactions involved, miscibility and stability of the monolayer. It is known that cholesterol(Ch) is found in bilayer membranes and lipoproteins. Ch regulates the transport and barrier properties of the membranes [3]. Lung surfactant in the human body is ...

The progresses of understanding of the surfactant adsorption at the hydrophilic solid-liquid interface from extensive experimental studies are reviewed here. In this respect the kinetic and equilibrium studies involves anionic, cationic, non-ionic and mixed surfactants at the solid surface from the solution. Kinetics and equilibrium adsorption of surfactants at the solid-liquid interface depend...

The effect of ethanol on the surface properties of bolaamphiphiles and their mixed systems with oppositely charged conventional surfactants is studied and compared with the corresponding conventional surfactant systems. It is found that both the bolaamphiphile and the conventional surfactant have the similar variation tendency of γcmc and Γ∞ in the single surfactant system. However, in the cati...

This research addressed the effect of mineral and organic soil constituents on the fate of organic compounds in soils. Specifically, it sought to determine how the associations between organic chemicals and different soil constituents affect their subsequent biodegradation in soil. Four C-labeled surfactants were aseptically adsorbed to montmorillonite, kaolinite, illite, sand, and humic acids....