Formation of W/O Microemulsion in Water/Poly (oxyethylene) Hydrogenated Castor Oil/Triacylglycerol Systems

Abstract

Water-in-oil microemulsions (O_m) were formed in water/poly (oxyethylene) (10) hydrogenated castor oil (HCO-10) /oil system and the phase behavior of HCO-10 was compared with that in water/poly (oxyethylene) (5) hexadecylether (C₁₆EO_5N) /oil systems.
Maximum solubilization of water in the HCO-10/triacylglycerol system was large while that in the HCO-10/hydrocarbon system was small. The results were completely opposite in C₁₆EO_5N systems.