抄録
In order to predict the characteristic function and/or novel applications of a surfactant, it is useful to examine the solution behavior of the surfactant into water. Relation between solution behavior and emulsifying properties of surfactants with less solubility into water is discussed in this paper.
Alkylglycerylether (GE) is a surfactant with 2 hydroxyl groups as a hydrophilic portion and it forms liquid crystal with a reversed hexagonal structure in water. On the other hand, GE is such a characteristic emulsifier that can stabilize an W/O emulsion of extremely high water content. This stabilization is due to the formation of liquid crystal in the interfacial layer between oil and water phase.
Thus, emulsifying characteristics of a surfactant is much influenced by the dissolution states in water.
