We present results on a new system that forms non-aqueous reverse micelles (RMs) created with a cationic surfactant, benzyl-n-hexadecyldimethylammonium chloride (BHDC), encapsulating ethylene glycol (EG), in different ...

The behavior of polar solvents such as formamide, ethylene glycol, propylene glycol, glycerol, dimethylformamide (DMF), and dimethylacetamide (DMA), entrapped in n-heptane/sodium 1,4-bis-2-ethylhexylsulfosuccinate (AOT) ...

The behavior of two polar solvents, ethylene glycol (EG) and dimethylformamide (DMF), entrapped in sodium bis-(2-ethylhexyl) phosphate (NaDEHP)/n-heptane reverse micelles (RMs) was investigated using dynamic light scattering ...

Biocatalysis in non-aqueous media has undergone tremendous development during the last decade, and numerous reactions have been introduced and optimized for synthetic applications. In contrast to aqueous enzymology, ...

Catanionic surfactants are a class of amphiphile which result from the equimolar mixture of a cationic and an anionic surfactant, where the salt formed by the counterions is removed. In our group, for the first time, we ...

The spectroscopic properties and the photodynamic activity of 5,10,15,20-tetrakis[4-(3-N,N-dimethylaminopropoxy)phenyl]porphyrin (TAPP) and its tetracationic derivative (TAPP4+) were studied in homogeneous media and in ...

Triblock polyethyelene oxide-polybutylene oxide-based block copolymers overcome some of the synthetic drawbacks of commercially available Pluronic block copolymers as well as providing a more hydrophobic environment to ...

The use of colorants is widespread in industries, for example in the leather, paper, plastic and textile industries. Due to its application in the textile industry, liquid wastes are generated which can contain organic and ...