Partitioning of Ethoxylated Nonionic Surfactants in Water/NAPL Systems: Effects of Surfactant and NAPL Properties
Cowell M, Kibbey T, Zimmerman J, Hayes K. Partitioning of Ethoxylated Nonionic Surfactants in Water/NAPL Systems: Effects of Surfactant and NAPL Properties. Environmental Science And Technology 2000, 34: 1583-1588. DOI: 10.1021/es9908826.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchWater interfacial tensionNonionic surfactantsEffect of surfactantsSurfactant hydrophobicityInterfacial tensionNonaqueous phase liquidsSurfactant critical micelle concentrationEthoxylated nonionic surfactantsSurfactant remediationHigh surfactant concentrationsCritical micelle concentrationDifferent chemical structuresAmphiphilic moleculesChemical structureAqueous phaseOrganic phaseMicelle concentrationNAPL propertiesSurfactant concentrationNAPL contaminantsNonaqueous phaseSurfactantsSurfactant partitioningFinite solubilityPolydispersity