Water/AOT/IPM/alcohol reverse microemulsions: Influence of salts and nonionic surfactants on structure and percolation behavior

• Published in: The Journal of chemical thermodynamics Vol. 72; pp. 1 - 8
• Main Authors: Liu, Jiexiang, Zhang, Xiaoguang, Zhang, Haijiao
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier Ltd 01.05.2014
• Subjects: Activation energy; AOT; Droplets; Dynamical systems; Dynamics; Microemulsions; Nonionic; Nonionic surfactants; Percolation; Salts; Sodium; Sodium chloride; Surfactants; Nonionic surfactants; Percolation; Salts; Activation energy; AOT

•Hydrogen bond interactions cause NaSal assist the percolation.•Brij-56 (TX-100) makes Peff decrease and droplets diameter increase, promoting the percolation.•Spans have little effect on percolation due mainly to their small headgroup.•Alcohol can decrease evidently the activation energy by enhanci...