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Microenvironments: Strongly acidic microemulsions are obtained by merely adjusting the water-to-surfactant ratio W in the HOT/isooctane/water system (HOT=H+-exchanged sodium salt of bis(2-ethylhexyl)sulfosuccinate). Acidity functions H0 ranging from H0=−2 for W=1 to H0=0.5 for W=30 are determined (see picture). Such acidities cannot be attained by addition of strong acids to the corresponding NaOT-based microemulsions.
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