Stabilization of water/n-hexane emulsions by amphiphilic copolymers based on vinyl ethers and their polycomplexes with poly(acrylic acid)

Vitaliy Khutoryanskiy, Grigoriy A. Mun, Vitaliy V. Khutoryanskiy, Zauresh S. Nurkeeva, Perizat I. Urkimbaeva, Daulet Zhunuspaev

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    Abstract

    Amphiphilic random copolymers based on vinyl ether of ethylene glycol and vinyl butyl ether as well as their polycomplexes with poly(acrylic acid) were studied as polymeric reagents for the stabilization of water/n-hexane emulsions. The emulsion stability strongly depended on the content of vinyl butyl ether in the copolymers as well as their concentration in solution. The more hydrophobic copolymers stabilized emulsions more efficiently. An increase in the temperature and the addition of inorganic salts reduced the emulsion lifetime. The formation of interpolymer complexes between the copolymers and poly(acrylic acid) significantly influenced the stability of the emulsions. © 2004 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.
    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)2625-2632
    Number of pages7
    JournalJournal of Polymer Science, Part B: Polymer Physics
    Volume42
    Issue number14
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 15 Jul 2004

    Keywords

    • Amphiphilic copolymers
    • Colloids
    • Emulsions
    • Interpolymer complexes
    • Stimuli-sensitive polymers
    • Surface activity
    • Vinyl ethers
    • Water-soluble polymers

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