Micellization in H/F-Carbon surfactant mixtures used in fire-fighting foams

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The aim is to probe the micellar compositions of fluorocarbon/ hydrocarbon mixtures used in commercial fire-fighting foam formulations (Figure 1) using contrast variation SANS. These fluorocarbon surfactants have already been studied individually and as F/F-surfactant mixed systems (Figure 1) and now will be studied as F/ H-surfactant mixtures within a typical range of compositions commensurate with a fire-fighting formulation. The data will allow us to understand how the surfactant aggregation is affected by mixing to provide new understanding on the colloidal properties of these practical surfactants. This is the third stage in a new 3-year program, including SANS, so that F-carbon surfactants can be replaced by more environmentally-responsive low-F or hydrocarbon analogues. Chris Hill is a 3rd year PhD student fully funded by fire-fighting technology company Angus Fire.

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DOI https://doi.org/10.5286/ISIS.E.90682797
Metadata Access https://icatisis.esc.rl.ac.uk/oaipmh/request?verb=GetRecord&metadataPrefix=oai_datacite&identifier=oai:icatisis.esc.rl.ac.uk:inv/90682797
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Creator Professor Julian Eastoe; Dr Sarah Rogers; Mr Christopher Hill; Mr Craig Davies; Dr Adam Czajka
Publisher ISIS Neutron and Muon Source
Publication Year 2021
Rights CC-BY Attribution 4.0 International; https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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Contact isisdata(at)stfc.ac.uk
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Resource Type Dataset
Discipline Chemistry; Natural Sciences
Temporal Coverage Begin 2018-06-25T08:00:00Z
Temporal Coverage End 2018-06-27T08:00:00Z