Microemulsions as reaction media. Self-organizing assemblies in an environmental cleanup problem

Article abstract of DOI:10.1002/recl.19941130403

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, photolyser, etc.) is required.Self-organization converts a seemingly intractable 8-component mixture into a useful system, a tactic discovered by living cells long ago.