Chemical enhanced oil recovery (EOR) is surely a topic of interest, as conventional oil
resources become more scarce and the necessity of exploiting heavy and unconventional …

It is well-known that surfactants are molecules able to modify the surface properties of the
liquid in which they are introduced (usually water). The simultaneous presence of both …

A simple method to prepare block-copolymer nanoparticles and their unique phase-
separation structures, were analyzed. The aqueous suspensions of nanoparticles of the …

Dissolved air flotation (DAF), an effective treatment method for clarifying
algae/cyanobacteria-laden water, is highly dependent on coagulation-flocculation …

Amphiphiles or surfactants are widely known for its reducing power of interfacial tension and
extraordinary rheological properties. Among the various classes of surfactants gemini …

Well-defined block copolymers have been widely used as emulsifiers, stabilizers, and
dispersants in the chemical industry for at least 50 years. In contrast, nature employs …

Amphiphilic diblock copolymers composed of poly (butyl acrylate) as the hydrophobic block
with a low glass transition temperature and of six different hydrophilic blocks (one anionic …

Hydrophobic octyl moieties have been grafted in various densities onto the carboxylic acid
functions of xanthan under its ordered conformation. The outcoming amphiphilic and …

Here the amphiphilic calix [4] resorcinarenes, which form self-associates in an aqueous
solution but do not exhibit surface activity, are described. Aqueous solutions of calix [4] …

With the purpose of investigating new potential candidates for enhanced oil recovery (EOR),
amphiphilic copolymers based on Poly (ethylene glycol) methyl ether acrylate (PEGA) have …