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Aqueous foam stabilized by polyoxyethylene dodecyl ether

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Foaming properties of aqueous solutions of the nonionic surfactant polyoxyethylene dodecyl ether (C12EO n ) were studied at 298 K. Four different EO chain lengths, namely C12EO3, C12EO5, C12EO7, and C12EO9, were considered. The foams obtained from C12EO3 or C12EO5 were extraordinary stable retaining a constant volume for more than 20 h. The presence of lamellar liquid crystalline phases was mainly responsible for the super-stable aqueous foams.

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    Xi-An Li & Jian-Bing Peng

  2. National Laboratory of Geo-hazards Prevention and Geo-environment Protection, Chengdu University of Geo-technology, Chengdu, 610059, China

    Xi-An Li

  3. College of Chemistry & Chemical Engineering, Xi’an Shiyou University, Xi’an, 710065, China

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Li, XA., Peng, JB. & Yan, YL. Aqueous foam stabilized by polyoxyethylene dodecyl ether. Chem. Pap. 63, 620–624 (2009). https://doi.org/10.2478/s11696-009-0047-1

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