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A STUDY has been made of the effect of low concentrations of n-aliphatic alcohols on the interfacial tension of water against hexane and octane. For this purpose an apparatus was designed, based on the drop-volume method, which allowed the interfacial tension to be measured with an accuracy of 0.04 dyne cm.−1 in rigorously purified systems. Determinations were carried out at 10°, 25° and 40° C.
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FRANKS, F., IVES, D. Effect of Low Concentrations of Alcohols on the Interfacial Tension between Water and Hydrocarbons. Nature 183, 316–317 (1959). https://doi.org/10.1038/183316a0
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