Efficiency Boosting of Surfactants with Poly(ethylene oxide)-Poly(alkyl glycidyl ether)s : A New Class of Amphiphilic Polymers

Twenty years ago, it was found that adding small amounts of amphiphilic block copolymers like poly(ethylene propylene)-co-poly(ethylene oxide) (PEP-b-PEO) to microemulsion systems strongly increases the efficiency of medium-chain surfactants to solubilize water and oil. Although being predestined to...

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Veröffentlicht in:Langmuir : the ACS journal of surfaces and colloids. - 1992. - 36(2020), 33 vom: 25. Aug., Seite 9849-9866
1. Verfasser: Schneider, Kristina (VerfasserIn)
Weitere Verfasser: Verkoyen, Patrick, Krappel, Maximilian, Gardiner, Christina, Schweins, Ralf, Frey, Holger, Sottmann, Thomas
Format: Online-Aufsatz
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: 2020
Zugriff auf das übergeordnete Werk:Langmuir : the ACS journal of surfaces and colloids
Schlagworte:Journal Article
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