| Abstract: | Emulsification of Oxidized Polyethylene Waxes with Ionic-Nonionic Emulsifier Systems II Studies using methods described earlier were extended to emulsification of oxidized polyethylene waxes having varying acid values and molecular weights with nonionic-ionic emulsifier systems. Besides nonylphenolethoxylates C9/11- and C13/15-fatty alcohol ethoxylates were also used in the presence of various amines as emulsifiers. The optimum degree of ethoxylation for each emulsifier was determined within each class of ethoxylate as a function of the degree of oxidation of polyethylene waxes. The efficiency of various classes of ethoxylation products and the influence of various amines were compared under different conditions. |
