Hydroxide and Hydrophobic Tetrabutylammonium Ions at the Hydrophobe–Water Interface
Water and oil do not mix. This essential statement of the hydrophobic effect explains why oil-in-water (O/W) emulsions are unstable and why energy must be supplied to form such emulsions. Breaking O/W emulsions is an exothermic event. Yet metastable O/W emulsions can be prepared with only water acti...
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| Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2025-02-01
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| Series: | Molecules |
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| Online Access: | https://www.mdpi.com/1420-3049/30/4/785 |