Microemulsions as reaction media. Self‐organizing assemblies in an environmental cleanup problem
- 1 January 1994
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wiley in Recueil des Travaux Chimiques des Pays-Bas
- Vol. 113 (4) , 176-180
- https://doi.org/10.1002/recl.19941130403
Abstract
A microemulsion system has been developed that simultaneously destroys three environmental contaminants by combined oxidative/hydrolytic pathways. The method is rapid, cheap, and mild. No special equipment (stirrer, heater, photolyzer, etc.) is required. Self‐organization converts a seemingly intractable 8‐component mixture into a useful system, a tactic discovered by living cells long ago.Keywords
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