Title: Microemulsion with aromatic oil as cleaner media for electropolymerisation.
Authors: Ilic, M.; Haegel, F.-H.; Zlatanovic, S.; Potkonjak, N.; Simonovic, B.
Abstract: Microemulsion polymerization is widely used as a cleaner alternative way to prepare intrinsically conductive polymers. We studied isothermal phase diagrams for microemulsions of the electropolymerizable heterocyclic aromatic oil 3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene (EDOT), aqueous LiClO4 solution and alkyl polyethoxylate. Our specific goal was to assess the effect of LiClO4 salt on the phase behaviour. The phase behaviour was characterized by stepwise titration and microscopic analyses. Here we found that the increase of the concentration of LiClO4 salt shifts the microemulsion region to lower surfactant content.
Subjects: POLYMERIZATION; POLYMERS; ETHOXYLATES; THIOPHENES; VOLUMETRIC analysis; QUANTITATIVE chemical analysis; ENVIRONMENTAL chemistry
Publication: Environmental Chemistry Letters, 2005, Vol 3, Issue 2, p82
ISSN: 1610-3653
Publication type: Academic Journal
DOI: 10.1007/s10311-005-0101-3

Microemulsion with aromatic oil as cleaner media for electropolymerisation.

Ilic, M.; Haegel, F.-H.; Zlatanovic, S.; Potkonjak, N.; Simonovic, B.