| | Chemical reactions in reverse micelle systems - Patent 5238671 |
 | | This invention is directed to conducting chemical reactions in reverse micelle or microemulsion systems comprising a substantially discontinuous phase including a polar fluid, typically an aqueous fluid, and a microemulsion promoter, typically a surfactant, for facilitating the formation of reverse micelles in the system. |
| | Supercritical fluid reverse micelle phase stability is strongly dependent on the fluid pressure, and the amount of water that can be contained in the micelle core increases with the pressure applied to the fluid. |
| | The particles shown in the figure are considerably larger than the reverse micelles present in the supercritical propane prior to introduction of the ammonia (5 to 10 nm). |
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