Micellar environment concentration, water structure

In the last few years the interest appears to have strikingly shifted towards W/O- microemulsions. The main reason for this is probably the opportunity to investigate the structure of water in the hydrocarbon environment in the presence of surfactant in particular its dependence on the water concentration, influence on the micellar membrane by the hydrophobic hydration (23) and the sensitivity of the water structure on additives (salt and hydrocarbon). Moreover, the discovery of a remarkable catalytic activity has considerably fostered the research on this type of emulsion. 

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