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Self-Organization of a Dichloromethane Droplet on the Surface of a Surfactant Containing Aqueous Solution

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We investigate the dynamics of a dichloromethane droplet placed on the surface of an aqueous solutions of cetyltrimethylammonium bromide. By varying the surfactant concentration, we observe a rich variety of different shapes, ranging from pulsating over rotating to polygonal-like shaped drops, during the dissolution process. These remarkable shapes seem to be the result of the complex interplay between numerous processes including solubilization, evaporation, mass transfer and adsorption of the surfactants at the water/oil interface.

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  1. IMRCP Laboratory, Paul Sabatier University, 118 Route de Narbonne, 31062, Toulouse, France

    Florian Wodlei & Véronique Pimienta

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  1. Department of Chemistry and Biology, University of Salerno, Fisciano, Italy

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Wodlei, F., Pimienta, V. (2016). Self-Organization of a Dichloromethane Droplet on the Surface of a Surfactant Containing Aqueous Solution. In: Rossi, F., Mavelli, F., Stano, P., Caivano, D. (eds) Advances in Artificial Life, Evolutionary Computation and Systems Chemistry. WIVACE 2015. Communications in Computer and Information Science, vol 587. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-32695-5_15

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