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Phase behavior of fatty acid/oil/water systems: Effect of the alkyl length chain acid

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Journal of Surfactants and Detergents

Abstract

The phase behavior of different fatty acids (FA) in pseudo-ternary mixtures [(water)/(FA) + (alcohol)/(oil)] was studied. The Winsor I-III-II transitions of ionized compounds were attained by varying the FA composition through the formulation scan. The middle-phase volume, the pH of the optimum system, and the partition coefficient increased with the chain length of FA. Conversely, the acid partition coefficient allows calculation of the Gibbs free energy of transfer of a CH2 group from oil to water, which is found to be +0.87 J/mol.

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Abbreviations

CMC:

critical micelle concentration

CN:

chain length

FA:

fatty acid

HPLC:

high-performance liquid chromatography

o/w:

oil/water

WI:

Winsor Type I phase behavior

WII:

Winsor Type II phase behavior

WIII:

Winsor Type III phase behavior

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  1. Lab. Fluides Complexes, Université de Pau, Pau, France

    A. Graciaa & J. Lachaise

  2. Lab. FIRP, Ingeniería Química, Universidad de los Andes, Mérida, Venerzuela

    J. L. Salager

  3. Laboratorio de Petroquímica y Surfactantes, Departamento de Química, Facultad Experimental de Ciencias, Universidad del Zulia, Apartado 526, Maracaibo, Venezuela

    B. Bravo, N. Márquez, F. Ysambertt, G. Chávez, A. Cáceres & R. Bauza

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Bravo, B., Márquez, N., Ysambertt, F. et al. Phase behavior of fatty acid/oil/water systems: Effect of the alkyl length chain acid. J Surfact Deterg 9, 141–146 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11743-006-0383-x

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