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Surfactants for CO2
journal contribution
posted on 2006-11-21, 00:00 authored by Julian Eastoe, Sarah Gold, David C. SteytlerFor some 15 years the attainment of efficient, nonfluorinated CO2-active surfactants has been a Holy Grail for
researchers spanning pure and applied chemical sciences. This article tells the story of small-molecule CO2-active
surfactants, from the first tentative observations with fluorinated compounds in 1991 up to recently discovered fluorine-free oxygenated amphiphiles.