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Physicochemical investigations of anionic–nonionic mixed surfactant microemulsions in nonaqueous polar solvents: I. Phase behavior

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Phase behaviors of AOT/heptane (Hp)/formamide (FA), ethylene glycol (EG), propylene glycol (PG), triethylene glycol (TEG) and glycerol (GLY) have been investigated in the absence and presence of a nonionic surfactant, polyoxyethylene(2) cetyl ether (Brij-52) at 303 K. The phase characteristics of (AOT+Brij-52)/Hp/(EG or PG or TEG) have been found to be different from that of AOT/Hp/FA systems in respect of both the area of monophasic domain and the appearance of other mesophases. The area of monophasic domain of (AOT+Brij-52)/Hp/EG depends on the content of Brij-52 (X Brij-52) and shows a maximum at X Brij-52=0.4. A negligible effect on the area of the monophasic domain has been shown by more hydrophobic surfactants, polyoxyethylene(2) stearyl ether (Brij-72) and polyoxyethylene(2) oleyl ether (Brij-92). The effect of oils (dodecane and hexadecane) on the mixed systems stabilized by (AOT+Brij-52) in EG has been investigated. The area of monophasic domain has been found to be dependent on the type of nonaqueous solvents and follows the order GLY>EG>PG>TG. A systematic investigation on the measurement of phase volumes of mixed surfactant systems [AOT+nonionic surfactant(s)] stabilized in oils of different chain lengths (heptane, dodecane and hexadecane) and polar solvent (EG) has been carried out at different compositions of the ingredients to identify the phase transitions of these systems as a function of X Brij-52. The threshold point of phase transition (both W I→W IV and W IV→W II transitions) has been found to be a function of the configuration of added nonionic surfactant, nature of the polar solvent and oil. The conversion of the initial oil/EG droplets into EG/oil droplets with increasing X nonionic has been facilitated for hydrophobic surfactants polyoxyethylene(4) lauryl ether (Brij-30), Brij-52, and Brij-72 in comparison to the hydrophilic surfactants polyoxyethylene(10) cetyl ether (Brij-56) and polyoxyethylene(20) cetyl ether (Brij-58).

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The authority of Indian Statistical Institute, Kolkata is acknowledged for financial support in the form of a project and a senior research fellowship to RKM.

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Mitra, R.K., Paul, B.K. Physicochemical investigations of anionic–nonionic mixed surfactant microemulsions in nonaqueous polar solvents: I. Phase behavior. Colloid Polym Sci 284, 733–744 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00396-005-1420-4

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