Abstract
N-hexyl-2-pyrrolidone (HP) and water are partially miscible above a lower consolute temperature (LCT) of 19.1 °C. The interfacial tension of the two phase system was measured as a function of temperature. HP is surface active at the air/solution interface and forms micelles in solution at all temperatures from the freezing point up to the LCT and up to 25 °C in the water-rich phase above the LCT. At low water contents, water is positively adsorbed at the air/solution interface.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Pages (from-to) | 297-303 |
| Number of pages | 7 |
| Journal | Colloids and Surfaces A: Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects |
| Volume | 129-130 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Nov 30 1997 |
| Externally published | Yes |
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- Surfaces and Interfaces
- Physical and Theoretical Chemistry
- Colloid and Surface Chemistry
Keywords
- Micellization
- N-hexyl-2-pyrrolidone
- Phase separation