Issue
Korean Journal of Chemical Engineering,
Vol.20, No.2, 343-346, 2003
Temperature-Dependent Solubilization of PEO-PPO-PEO Block Copolymers and Their Application for Extraction Trace Organics from Aqueous Solutions
The effect of temperature on naphthalene solubilization in aqueous PEO-PPO-PEO block copolymer solutions has been investigated. Increasing temperature would enhance the apparent solubility of naphthalene in aqueous PEO-PPO-PEO block copolymer solutions. The pseudo-phase model was employed to calculate thermodynamic parameters for naphthalene solubilization in aqueous PEO-PPO-PEO block copolymer solutions.