%0 Journal Article %A Ilic, Marija %A Haegel, Franz-Hubert %A Pavelkic, Vesna %A Zlatanovic, Dragan %A Nikolic-Mandic, Snezana %A Lolic, Aleksandar %A Nedic, Zoran %T The influence of alkyl polyglucosides (and highly ethoxylated alcohol boosters) on the phase behavior of a water/toluene/technical alkyl polyethoxylate microemulsion system %J Chemical industry & chemical engineering quarterly %V 22 %N 1 %@ 1451-9372 %C Belgrade %I ASSOC CHEMICAL ENG, KNEZA MILOSO 9-I, BELGRADE, 11000, SERBIA %M FZJ-2016-06515 %P 27 - 32 %D 2016 %X The influence of additives (alkyl polyglucoside, Glucopon 600 CS UP and alcohol ethoxylate C18E100) on the behavior of the water/toluene/Lutensol ON 50 (technical oxoalcohol, i-C10E5) microemulsion system as a function of temperature and composition has been investigated. The phase behavior of the microemulsions was determined by vertical sections through the Gibbs phase prism (fish-like phase diagrams). Alkyl polyglucoside shifts the one phase region to lower temperatures compared with water/toluene/Lutensol ON 50 mixtures. This is contrary to the expectation, considering the extreme hydrophilic nature of the sugar headgroup. The addition of hydrophilic alcohol ethoxylate (C18E100) to the water/toluene/Lutensol ON 50 system increases the solubilization capacity of the surfactant, even if the co-surfactant is used in small quantities, and shifts the one-phase region to higher temperature by a few degrees Celsius. [Projekat Ministarstva nauke Republike Srbije, br. 172051] %F PUB:(DE-HGF)16 %9 Journal Article %U <Go to ISI:>//WOS:000374140200004 %R 10.2298/CICEQ141105015I %U https://juser.fz-juelich.de/record/823876