Percolation transition in microemulsions: Effect of water-surfactant ratio, temperature, and salinity
- 1 April 1987
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Physical Society (APS) in Physical Review A
- Vol. 35 (7), 3027-3032
- https://doi.org/10.1103/physreva.35.3027
Abstract
The conductivity of water-AOT-undecane microemulsions has been studied with respect to the molar ratio ω=[water]/[AOT], temperature, and salinity. [Here AOT is an abbreviation for sodium bis(2-ethylhexyl)sulfosuccinate.] The use of a percolation model gives an excellent agreement between experimental and calculated values. We have determined for three temperatures (T=15, 25, 35?deC) the positions of the percolation thresholds in the phase diagram. The influence of salinity shows the important role of the interactions between particles.Keywords
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