1993•Journal of the American Oil Chemists SocietyRequires access
Solubilization behavior ofn‐octane andn‐octanol in polyoxyethylated nonionic micelles
Yoshihiro Saito, Masahiko Abe, Takatoshi Sato
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Abstract
The solubilization ofn‐octane andn‐octanol in nonionic micelles was investigated by means of various techniques including solubilization, fluorescence and dynamic light‐scattering measurements. With respect to the effect of oxyethylene chainlength of the surfactants, different solubilization behavior was observed betweenn‐octane andn‐octanoli.e., the solubilization ofn‐octane decreases with an increase in oxyethylene chainlength, while that ofn‐octanol increases. This solubilization behavior is explained from the standpoint of the volume of hydrophobic and hydrophilic regions in a micelle.