The physicochemical properties of oxyethylated non-ionic surface-active substances

CONTENTS
I. Introduction 867
II. Structure of non-ionic surface-active substances (NSAS) 868
III. Solubility and temperature of appearance of turbidity in solutions 868
IV. Surface activity and surface films 870
V. Micelle formation. The shape and dimensions of micelles 871
VI. Formation of mixed micelles. Solubilisation 874
VII. Hydrophilic-lipophilic balance (HLB) 875
VIII. Reasons for the stabilising action of NSAS 879
IX. The use of NSAS for emulsion polymerisation and for increasing the stability of lattices 880