Applications of Microemulsions

C. Solans and H. Kunieda, eds.. Industrial Applications of Microemulsions, Marcel Dekker, New York, 1996. 

Industrial Applications of Microemulsions, edited by Conxita Solans and Hironobu Kunieda... 

The application of microemulsions in foods is limited by the types of surfactants used to facilitate microemulsion formation. Many surfactants are not permitted in foods or only at low levels. The solubilization of long-chain triglycerides (LCTs) such as edible oils is more difficult to achieve than the solubilization of short- or medium-chain triglycerides, a reason why few publications on microemulsions are available, especially because food-grade additives are not allowed to contain short-chain alcohols (C3-C5). 

Huie, C. W. Recent applications of microemulsion electrokinetic chromatography. Electrophoresis 2006, 27, 60-75. 

Applied Surface Thermodynamics, edited by A. 14/. Neumann and Jan K. Spelt Surfactants in Solution, edited by Arun K. Chattopadhyay and K. L. Mittal Detergents in the Environment, edited by Milan Johann Schwuger Industrial Applications of Microemulsions, edited by Conxita Solans and Hironobu Kunieda... 

Altria, K. D. (1999). Application of microemulsion electrokinetic chromatography to the analysis of a wide range of pharmaceuticals and excipients.. Chromatogr A 844, 371—386. 

Butanol and methanol were used in most applications of microemulsions. Ishihama et al. investigated the effect of alcohol on the migration factor of the solute in different systems and on the migration of SDS micelles with or without alcohol. Sudan III migrated as tracer for micelles of SDS faster than dodecylbenzene in the SDS/butanol system (10-12). Due to the addition of butanol to the ME solution, the CMC values decrease very sharply. 

Altria, K.D. (2000). Background theory and applications of microemulsion electrokinetic chromatography. J. Chromatogr. A 892 171-186. 

Rivas H, Gutierrez X, Ziritt JL, Anton RE, Salager JL (1997) Microemulsion and optimum formulation occurrence in pH-dependent systems as found in alkaline enhanced oil recovery. In Solans C, Kunieda H (eds) Industrial Applications of Microemulsions, Chap 15. Marcel Dekker, New York, pp 305-329... 

Potential applications of microemulsions include separation processes, reaction processes, and chromatographic applications. Chemical processes, which would benefit from the solubilization of polar substances in a nonpolar SCF are interesting candidates for this area. 

The current or potential industrial applications of microemulsions indude metal working, catalysis, advanced ceramics processing, production of nanostructured materials (see Nanotechnology), dyeing, agrochemicals, cosmetics, foods, pharmaceuticals, and biotechnology (9,12—18). Environmental and human-safety aspects of surfactants have begun to receive considerable attention (19—21). 

Jadhav KR, Shaikh IM, Ambade KW, Kadam VJ. Applications of microemulsion based drug delivery system. Curr Drug DeUv 2006 3 267-273. 

Applications of Microemulsions and Macroemulsions of Water and Carbon Dioxide... 

Kunieda, H. and Solans, C. (1997) How to prepare microemulsions Temperature-insensitive microemulsions. In C. Solans and H. Kunieda (eds), Industrial Applications of Microemulsions. Marcel Dekker, New York, pp. 21-45. 

In principle, there are two different possibilities for the application of microemulsions in detergency ... 

Acosta, E. (2007) Application of microemulsions in cleaning technologies and environmental remediation. In I. Johansson and R Somasundaran (eds), Handbook for Cleaning Decontamination, Vol. 2. Elsevier, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. 

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