Microemulsions with Mixed Nonionic Surfactants and Isopropylmyristate

Abstract Water/propylene glycol/sucrose laurate/ethoxylated mono-di-glyceride/isopropylmyristate microemulsion systems were formulated and investigated using electrical conductivity and small angle X-ray scattering. The solubilization capacity of water in oil is dependent on the surfactants mixing ratio (w/w). The free energy of solubilization (ΔGo s) values for water-in-oil microemulsions were calculated and found to decrease with water content in the water-in-oil microemulsions, they decreased with increasing ethoxylated mono-di-glyceride content in the mixed surfactants. The activation energy of conductive flow was estimated and a percolation phenomenon was revealed in these systems. Small angle X-ray scattering results indicate that the periodicity increases linearly with the increase in the water volume fraction in these microemulsions. The correlation length increases with the increase in the water volume fraction to a certain value then decreases.