Emulsification of lauric acid in an aqueous ethanol solution including lauric acid solute has been observed during cooling before crystallization of lauric acid occurs. The nature of two different solubility curves was explained for the system of lauric acid and aqueous ethanol solution. The mutual
Influence of urea on hydrophobic phenomena in aqueous solutions of alcohols
โ Scribed by Ewa Hawlicka; Roman Grabowski
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 1995
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 546 KB
- Volume
- 236
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0009-2614
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โฆ Synopsis
Self-diffusion coefficients of tert-butanol and n-propanol have been measured in water-rich regions of solutions containing urea at 25ยฐC. Hydrodynamic radii of both alcohols have been calculated for varying concentrations of alcohol and urea. Hydrophobic hydration causes the formation of stable molecular aggregates. These aggregates have been observed below a certain alcohol concentration, the critical clathrate concentration. The addition of urea does not influence the critical clathrate concentration of tert-butanol, but in solutions of n-propanol this point is shifted to higher alcohol concentration.
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