Rates of solubilization of triolein and triolein/fatty acid mixtures and dissolution processes of neat surfactants
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Videomicroscopy was used to measure rates of solubilization of triolein drops injected into thin, rectangular glass cells containing solutions of nonionic surfactants and their mixtures with alcohols at various temperatures. In most cases the solubilization rate per unit area was independent of time and of initial drop size. This indicates that processes occurring at the interface control the rate of solubilization. The solubilization rate can be increased by increasing the flexibility of the surfactant films either by adding short-chain alcohols or by using a surfactant mixture with a thinner and less ordered hydrocarbon chain region.
Videomicroscopy was also used to investigate the mechanisms and rates of dissolution of neat, liquid nonionic surfactants in water. A microinjection technique was used to produce drops of pure C
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Chen, Bing-Hung. "Rates of solubilization of triolein and triolein/fatty acid mixtures and dissolution processes of neat surfactants." (1998) Diss., Rice University. https://hdl.handle.net/1911/19248.