Solubilization studies on a three-component system of lin seed oil-water-nonionic surfactants

ABSTRACT

The technology of Solubilization deals mostly with that of hydrophobic matter in water [1]. Solubilization into aqueous media is of major practical importance in such areas as the formulation of products containing water insoluble ingredients. In a three component system of oil-water-surfactant, a solubilization or an emulsion appears depending upon the ratio of the throe components In the present study, line seed oil is mainly used and special attention is paid to the Solubilization system. The trangular diagrams are constructed by the method of water titration [2.7] with a trangular diagram and oil, water, and surfactant represented at each corner of the triangle, the effects of factors such as the surfactant type,-number of ethylene oxide molecules in the surfactant, aging and aging temperature on the appearance of the Solubilization region are studied. The term [Solubilization system] here means the system in which oil is homogenously and transparently dispersed in water or vice versa