화학공학소재연구정보센터
Langmuir, Vol.11, No.3, 779-784, 1995
Phase-Behavior and Microstructure of Nonaqueous Microemulsions .2.
The microstructure of nonaqueous microemulsions formed with propylene glycol, glycerol, three different alkanes, and pentaethylene glycol mono-n-dodecyl ether (C(12)E(5)) is probed with NMR self-diffusion measurements and small angle neutron scattering(SANS). At low oil concentrations, both NMR selfdiffusion and SANS results can be modeled in terms of a microstrucure of ellipsoidal oil-rich droplets with only excluded volume interactions. These droplet structures percolate to an oil-continuous structure as the volume fraction of oil in the microemulsions increases. Percolation thresholds measured as a function of alkane chain length are interpreted in terms of the phase behavior of the microemulsion and the strength of droplet interactions.