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How do demulsifiers work? A SANS study of model oil-water interfaces.
The project is to understand fundamental structure-performance relationships of chemical demulsifiers in water-in-crude oil (w/o) systems. In particular, to understand how... -
Organogels with CO2-philic surfactants
SANS will be used to probe the internal structures of organogels consisting of custom synthesized CO2-philic surfactants and p-phenol low molecular weight organogelators (LMOGs,... -
Micellization in mixtures of surfactants used in fire-fighting foams
The aim is to probe the mixed micellar compositions of three common industrial fluorotelomer surfactants used in fire-fighting foam formulations (Figure 1) using contrast... -
Emulsification of Fire-fighting surfactants
The aim is to understand how the addition of a common hydrogenated/ deuterated oil affects the size of the self-assembled structure of three common industrial fluorocarbon (FC)...
