Edgar Acosta, Ph.D. - Publications

Affiliations: 
2004 University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK, United States 
Area:
Chemical Engineering, Physical Chemistry

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2023 Leng Z, Acosta E. The Characteristic Curvature (Cc) of Ionic Surfactants Assessed via Small-Angle X-ray Scattering. Langmuir : the Acs Journal of Surfaces and Colloids. 39: 18215-18228. PMID 38051937 DOI: 10.1021/acs.langmuir.3c01855  0.458
2021 Nouraei M, Collymore C, Diosady L, Acosta E. HLD-NAC design and evaluation of a fully dilutable lecithin-linker SMEDDS for ibuprofen. International Journal of Pharmaceutics. 610: 121237. PMID 34718090 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpharm.2021.121237  0.418
2021 Ajogbeje OJ, Stammitti-Scarpone A, Cao S, Akanni T, Ng S, Acosta EJ. Separation of Emulsions with Fibrous Filter-Coalescers. Langmuir : the Acs Journal of Surfaces and Colloids. PMID 34133189 DOI: 10.1021/acs.langmuir.1c00333  0.314
2020 Ghayour A, Acosta E. Correction to "Characterizing the Oil-like and Surfactant-like Behavior of Polar Oils". Langmuir : the Acs Journal of Surfaces and Colloids. PMID 32186386 DOI: 10.1021/Acs.Langmuir.0C00510  0.601
2020 Acosta E. Engineering cosmetics using the Net-Average-Curvature (NAC) model Current Opinion in Colloid and Interface Science. 48: 149-167. DOI: 10.1016/J.Cocis.2020.05.005  0.464
2019 Choi F, Chen R, Acosta EJ. Predicting the effect of additives on wormlike micelle and liquid crystal formation and rheology with phase inversion phenomena. Journal of Colloid and Interface Science. 564: 216-229. PMID 31911226 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2019.12.105  0.366
2019 Choi F, Nirmal G, Pizzardi M, Acosta EJ. Formulating and retaining the structure of polymerized surfactant phases using a microemulsion curvature framework. Langmuir : the Acs Journal of Surfaces and Colloids. PMID 31755720 DOI: 10.1021/acs.langmuir.9b02822  0.331
2019 Ghayour A, Acosta EJ. Characterizing the oil-like and surfactant-like behavior of polar oils. Langmuir : the Acs Journal of Surfaces and Colloids. PMID 31633933 DOI: 10.1021/Acs.Langmuir.9B02732  0.655
2019 Goel S, Joshi N, Uddin MS, Ng S, Acosta EJ, Ramachandran A. The interfacial tension of the water-diluted bitumen interface at high bitumen concentrations measured using a microfluidic technique. Langmuir : the Acs Journal of Surfaces and Colloids. PMID 31631660 DOI: 10.1021/Acs.Langmuir.9B02253  0.383
2019 Stammitti-Scarpone A, Acosta EJ. Solid-Liquid-Liquid Wettability of Surfactant-Oil-Water Systems and Its Prediction around the Phase Inversion Point. Langmuir : the Acs Journal of Surfaces and Colloids. PMID 30821467 DOI: 10.1021/acs.langmuir.8b03907  0.468
2019 Sundar S, Nouraei M, Latta T, Acosta E. Hydrophilic-Lipophilic-Difference (HLD) Guided Formulation of Oil Spill Dispersants with Biobased Surfactants Tenside Surfactants Detergents. 56: 417-428. DOI: 10.3139/113.110643  0.511
2018 Stammitti-Scarpone A, Acosta EJ. Solid-liquid-liquid wettability and its prediction with surface free energy models. Advances in Colloid and Interface Science. 264: 28-46. PMID 30396508 DOI: 10.1016/j.cis.2018.10.003  0.318
2018 Choi F, Acosta EJ. Oil-induced formation of branched wormlike micelles in an alcohol propoxysulfate extended surfactant system. Soft Matter. PMID 30310914 DOI: 10.1039/c8sm01673a  0.603
2018 Mehrabian S, Acosta E, Bussmann M. Oil-particle separation in a falling sphere configuration: Effect of viscosity ratio & interfacial tension International Journal of Multiphase Flow. 98: 120-127. DOI: 10.1016/J.Ijmultiphaseflow.2017.09.004  0.632
2018 Goel S, Ng S, Acosta E, Ramachandran A. The roles of contact time and contact pressure on the coalescence of water droplets suspended in concentrated bitumen solutions Fuel. 223: 486-495. DOI: 10.1016/J.Fuel.2018.02.182  0.405
2017 Cherukupally P, Acosta EJ, Hinestroza JP, Bilton AM, Park CB. Acid-Base Polymeric Foams for the Adsorption of Micro-oil Droplets from Industrial Effluents. Environmental Science & Technology. PMID 28704061 DOI: 10.1021/Acs.Est.7B01255  0.488
2017 Munoz SZ, Zhadan R, Acosta E. Design of nonionic micelle-laden polysaccharide hydrogels for controlled delivery of hydrophobic drugs. International Journal of Pharmaceutics. PMID 28456650 DOI: 10.1016/J.Ijpharm.2017.04.062  0.383
2017 Nouraei M, Acosta EJ. Predicting solubilisation features of ternary phase diagrams of fully dilutable lecithin linker microemulsions. Journal of Colloid and Interface Science. 495: 178-190. PMID 28199856 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2017.01.114  0.473
2017 Wang Z, Choi F, Acosta E. Effect of Surfactants on Zero-Valent Iron Nanoparticles (NZVI) Reactivity Journal of Surfactants and Detergents. 20: 577-588. DOI: 10.1007/S11743-017-1941-0  0.309
2016 Boza Troncoso A, Acosta E. Integrated Free Energy Model (IFEM) for microemulsions. Journal of Colloid and Interface Science. 466: 400-12. PMID 26759991 DOI: 10.1016/J.Jcis.2015.12.042  0.639
2016 Mehrabian S, Acosta E, Bussmann M. Oil–Particle Separation in a Falling Sphere Configuration: Effect of Oil Film Thickness Energy & Fuels. 30: 8776-8786. DOI: 10.1021/Acs.Energyfuels.6B00995  0.619
2016 Zarate-Muñoz S, Texeira de Vasconcelos F, Myint-Myat K, Minchom J, Acosta E. A Simplified Methodology to Measure the Characteristic Curvature (Cc) of Alkyl Ethoxylate Nonionic Surfactants Journal of Surfactants and Detergents. 19: 249-263. DOI: 10.1007/S11743-016-1787-X  0.52
2015 Zarate-Muñoz S, Boza Troncoso A, Acosta E. The Cloud Point of Alkyl Ethoxylates and Its Prediction with the Hydrophilic-Lipophilic Difference (HLD) Framework. Langmuir : the Acs Journal of Surfaces and Colloids. 31: 12000-8. PMID 26467232 DOI: 10.1021/Acs.Langmuir.5B03064  0.507
2015 Troncoso AB, Acosta E. Van der Waals free energy model for solubilization of oil in micelles. Soft Matter. 11: 516-31. PMID 25415662 DOI: 10.1039/C4Sm02197E  0.573
2015 Wang Z, Xu S, Acosta E. Heat of adsorption of surfactants and its role on nanoparticle stabilization Journal of Chemical Thermodynamics. 91: 256-266. DOI: 10.1016/J.Jct.2015.08.002  0.333
2015 Quraishi S, Acosta E, Ng S. The role of naphthenates and kaolinite in toluene and toluene-bitumen emulsions Fuel. 153: 336-345. DOI: 10.1016/J.Fuel.2015.03.016  0.415
2015 Boza Troncoso A, Acosta E. The UNIFAC model and the partition of alkyl and alkylphenol ethoxylate surfactants in the excess phases of middle phase microemulsions Fluid Phase Equilibria. 397: 117-125. DOI: 10.1016/J.Fluid.2015.03.035  0.643
2015 Mehrabian S, Bussmann M, Acosta E. Breakup of high solid volume fraction oil-particle cluster in simple shear flow Colloids and Surfaces a: Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects. 483: 25-35. DOI: 10.1016/J.Colsurfa.2015.06.054  0.414
2015 Quraishi S, Bussmann M, Acosta E. Capillary Curves for Ex-situ Washing of Oil-Coated Particles Journal of Surfactants and Detergents. 18: 811-823. DOI: 10.1007/S11743-015-1704-8  0.579
2014 Chu J, Cheng YL, Rao AV, Nouraei M, Zarate-Muñoz S, Acosta EJ. Lecithin-linker formulations for self-emulsifying delivery of nutraceuticals. International Journal of Pharmaceutics. 471: 92-102. PMID 24810240 DOI: 10.1016/J.Ijpharm.2014.05.001  0.429
2014 Mehrabian S, Abbaspour N, Bussmann M, Acosta E. The effect of viscosity ratio on the hydrodynamics of separation from an oil-coated particle American Society of Mechanical Engineers, Fluids Engineering Division (Publication) Fedsm. 1. DOI: 10.1115/FEDSM2014-21521  0.562
2014 Baxter MD, Acosta E, Montoneri E, Tabasso S. Waste biomass-extracted surfactants for heavy oil removal Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research. 53: 3612-3621. DOI: 10.1021/Ie402239P  0.592
2014 Acosta EJ, Quraishi S. Surfactant Technologies for Remediation of Oil Spills Oil Spill Remediation: Colloid Chemistry-Based Principles and Solutions. 317-358. DOI: 10.1002/9781118825662.ch15  0.45
2013 Castellino V, Acosta E, Cheng YL. Interpenetrating polymer networks templated on bicontinuous microemulsions containing silicone oil, methacrylic acid, and hydroxyethyl methacrylate Colloid and Polymer Science. 291: 527-539. DOI: 10.1007/S00396-012-2741-8  0.468
2012 Xuan XY, Cheng YL, Acosta E. Lecithin-linker microemulsion gelatin gels for extended drug delivery. Pharmaceutics. 4: 104-29. PMID 24300183 DOI: 10.3390/Pharmaceutics4010104  0.535
2012 Troncoso AB, Acosta E. The van der Waals interactions in sphere-shell and cone-shell configurations. The Journal of Physical Chemistry. B. 116: 14051-61. PMID 23094670 DOI: 10.1021/Jp305534D  0.367
2012 Wang Z, Lam A, Acosta E. Suspensions of Iron Oxide Nanoparticles Stabilized by Anionic Surfactants Journal of Surfactants and Detergents. 1-11. DOI: 10.1007/S11743-012-1425-1  0.368
2011 Foroughi H, Acosta EJ, Kawaji M. A miniature cell for gas solubility measurements in oils and bitumen. The Review of Scientific Instruments. 82: 035104. PMID 21456786 DOI: 10.1063/1.3563722  0.397
2011 Castellino V, Cheng YL, Acosta E. The hydrophobicity of silicone-based oils and surfactants and their use in reactive microemulsions. Journal of Colloid and Interface Science. 353: 196-205. PMID 20926096 DOI: 10.1016/J.Jcis.2010.09.004  0.627
2011 Acosta E, Chung O, Xuan XY. Lecithin-linker microemulsions in transdermal delivery Journal of Drug Delivery Science and Technology. 21: 77-87. DOI: 10.1016/S1773-2247(11)50007-3  0.399
2011 Filenkova A, Acosta E, Brodersen PM, Sodhi RNS, Farnood R. Distribution of inkjet ink components via ToF-SIMS imaging Surface and Interface Analysis. 43: 576-581. DOI: 10.1002/Sia.3352  0.314
2011 Fan ESC, Bussmann M, Acosta E. Equilibrium configurations of drops attached to spheres immersed in a uniform laminar flow Canadian Journal of Chemical Engineering. 89: 707-716. DOI: 10.1002/Cjce.20414  0.501
2010 Kiran SK, Acosta EJ. Predicting the morphology and viscosity of microemulsions using the HLD-NAC model Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research. 49: 3424-3432. DOI: 10.1021/ie9013106  0.381
2010 Acosta EJ. Formulation engineering: Opportunities and challenges Inform - International News On Fats, Oils and Related Materials. 21.  0.469
2009 Kiran SK, Acosta EJ, Moran K. Evaluating the hydrophilic-lipophilic nature of asphaltenic oils and naphthenic amphiphiles using microemulsion models. Journal of Colloid and Interface Science. 336: 304-13. PMID 19398106 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2009.03.053  0.526
2009 Acosta EJ, Szekeres E, Harwell JH, Grady BP, Sabatini DA. Morphology of ionic microemulsions: Comparison of SANS studies and the net-average curvature (NAC) model Soft Matter. 5: 551-561. DOI: 10.1039/B809286A  0.735
2009 Quraishi S, Acosta E. Flow dynamics around oil-coated particles defining strategies for oil-water-particle separation 8th World Congress of Chemical Engineering: Incorporating the 59th Canadian Chemical Engineering Conference and the 24th Interamerican Congress of Chemical Engineering 0.512
2008 Acosta EJ, Yuan JS, Bhakta AS. The Characteristic Curvature of Ionic Surfactants Journal of Surfactants and Detergents. 11: 145-158. DOI: 10.1007/s11743-008-1065-7  0.321
2007 Fuangswasdi A, Krajangpan S, Sabatini DA, Acosta EJ, Osathaphan K, Tongcumpou C. Effect of admicellar properties on adsolubilization: Column studies and solute transport Water Research. 41: 1343-1349. PMID 17267009 DOI: 10.1016/J.Watres.2006.12.018  0.359
2007 Zuo YY, Acosta E, Cox PN, Li D, Neumann AW. Effect of compressed bovine lipid extract surfactant films on oxygen transfer. Langmuir : the Acs Journal of Surfaces and Colloids. 23: 1339-46. PMID 17241056 DOI: 10.1021/La061608+  0.305
2007 Acosta EJ, Harwell JH, Scamehorn JF, Sabatini DA. Application of Microemulsions in Cleaning Technologies and Environmental Remediation Handbook For Cleaning/Decontamination of Surfaces. 2: 831-884. DOI: 10.1016/B978-044451664-0/50026-7  0.695
2006 Komesvarakul N, Sanders MD, Szekeres E, Acosta EJ, Faller JF, Mentlik T, Fisher LB, Nicoll G, Sabatini DA, Scamehorn JF. Microemulsions of triglyceride-based oils: The effect of co-oil and salinity on phase diagrams. Journal of Cosmetic Science. 57: 309-25. PMID 16957810  0.818
2006 Zuo YY, Acosta E, Policova Z, Cox PN, Hair ML, Neumann AW. Effect of humidity on the stability of lung surfactant films adsorbed at air-water interfaces. Biochimica Et Biophysica Acta. 1758: 1609-20. PMID 16930529 DOI: 10.1016/J.Bbamem.2006.07.004  0.312
2006 Zuo YY, Alolabi H, Shafiei A, Kang N, Policova Z, Cox PN, Acosta E, Hair ML, Neumann AW. Chitosan enhances the in vitro surface activity of dilute lung surfactant preparations and resists albumin-induced inactivation. Pediatric Research. 60: 125-30. PMID 16864690 DOI: 10.1203/01.Pdr.0000227558.14024.57  0.357
2006 Childs J, Acosta E, Annable MD, Brooks MC, Enfield CG, Harwell JH, Hasegawa M, Knox RC, Rao PS, Sabatini DA, Shiau B, Szekeres E, Wood AL. Field demonstration of surfactant-enhanced solubilization of DNAPL at Dover Air Force Base, Delaware. Journal of Contaminant Hydrology. 82: 1-22. PMID 16233935 DOI: 10.1016/J.Jconhyd.2005.08.008  0.795
2006 Szekeres E, Acosta E, Sabatini DA, Harwell JH. Modeling solubilization of oil mixtures in anionic microemulsions II. Mixtures of polar and non-polar oils. Journal of Colloid and Interface Science. 294: 222-33. PMID 16081087 DOI: 10.1016/J.Jcis.2005.07.002  0.837
2006 Witthayapanyanon A, Acosta EJ, Harwell JH, Sabatini DA. Formulation of ultralow interfacial tension systems using extended surfactants Journal of Surfactants and Detergents. 9: 331-339. DOI: 10.1007/S11743-006-5011-2  0.82
2006 Tongcumpou C, Acosta EJ, Scamehorn JF, Sabatini DA, Yanumet N, Chavadej S. Enhanced triolein removal using microemulsions formulated with mixed surfactants Journal of Surfactants and Detergents. 9: 181-189. DOI: 10.1007/S11743-006-0388-5  0.562
2006 Upadhyaya A, Acosta EJ, Scamehorn JF, Sabatini DA. Microemulsion phase behavior of anionic-cationic surfactant mixtures: Effect of tail branching Journal of Surfactants and Detergents. 9: 169-179. DOI: 10.1007/S11743-006-0387-6  0.56
2006 Fuangswasdi A, Charoensaeng A, Sabatini DA, Scamehorn JF, Acosta EJ, Osathaphan K, Khaodhiar S. Mixtures of anionic and cationic surfactants with single and twin head groups: Solubilization and adsolubilization of styrene and ethylcyclohexane Journal of Surfactants and Detergents. 9: 29-37. DOI: 10.1007/S11743-006-0371-1  0.374
2005 Zuo YY, Gitiafroz R, Acosta E, Policova Z, Cox PN, Hair ML, Neumann AW. Effect of humidity on the adsorption kinetics of lung surfactant at air-water interfaces. Langmuir : the Acs Journal of Surfaces and Colloids. 21: 10593-601. PMID 16262325 DOI: 10.1021/La0517078  0.388
2005 Zuo YY, Li D, Acosta E, Cox PN, Neumann AW. Effect of surfactant on interfacial gas transfer studied by axisymmetric drop shape analysis-captive bubble (ADSA-CB). Langmuir : the Acs Journal of Surfaces and Colloids. 21: 5446-52. PMID 15924474 DOI: 10.1021/La050281U  0.301
2005 Szekeres E, Acosta E, Sabatini DA, Harwell JH. Preferential solubilization of dodecanol from dodecanol-limonene binary oil mixture in sodium dihexyl sulfosuccinate microemulsions: effect on optimum salinity and oil solubilization capacity. Journal of Colloid and Interface Science. 287: 273-87. PMID 15914175 DOI: 10.1016/J.Jcis.2005.01.092  0.84
2005 Acosta EJ, Nguyen T, Witthayapanyanon A, Harwell JH, Sabatini DA. Linker-based bio-compatible microemulsions. Environmental Science & Technology. 39: 1275-82. PMID 15787367 DOI: 10.1021/Es049010G  0.813
2005 Childs JD, Acosta E, Scamehorn JF, Sabatini DA. Surfactant-enhanced treatment of oil-based drill cuttings Journal of Energy Resources Technology, Transactions of the Asme. 127: 153-162. DOI: 10.1115/1.1879044  0.631
2005 Yanatatsaneejit U, Witthayapanyanon A, Rangsunvigit P, Acosta EJ, Sabatini DA, Scamehorn JF, Chavadej S. Ethylbenzene removal by froth flotation under conditions of middle-phase microemulsion formation I: Interfacial tension, foamability, and foam stability Separation Science and Technology. 40: 1537-1553. DOI: 10.1081/Ss-200055995  0.833
2005 Salager J, Antón RE, Sabatini DA, Harwell JH, Acosta EJ, Tolosa LI. Enhancing solubilization in microemulsions—State of the art and current trends Journal of Surfactants and Detergents. 8: 3-21. DOI: 10.1007/S11743-005-0328-4  0.735
2004 Szekeres E, Acosta E, Sabatini DA, Harwell JH. A two-state model for selective solubilization of benzene-limonene mixtures in sodium dihexyl sulfosuccinate microemulsions. Langmuir : the Acs Journal of Surfaces and Colloids. 20: 6560-9. PMID 15274555 DOI: 10.1021/La036482K  0.819
2004 Childs JD, Acosta E, Knox R, Harwell JH, Sabatini DA. Improving the extraction of tetrachloroethylene from soil columns using surfactant gradient systems. Journal of Contaminant Hydrology. 71: 27-45. PMID 15145560 DOI: 10.1016/J.Jconhyd.2003.08.011  0.672
2004 Acosta EJ, Harwell JH, Sabatini DA. Self-assembly in linker-modified microemulsions. Journal of Colloid and Interface Science. 274: 652-64. PMID 15144842 DOI: 10.1016/J.Jcis.2004.03.037  0.69
2003 Acosta EJ, Le MA, Harwell JH, Sabatini DA. Coalescence and solubilization kinetics in linker-modified microemulsions and related systems Langmuir. 19: 566-574. DOI: 10.1021/la0261693  0.464
2003 Acosta E, Szekeres E, Sabatini DA, Harwell JH. Net-average curvature model for solubilization and supersolubilization in surfactant microemulsions Langmuir. 19: 186-195. DOI: 10.1021/La026168A  0.803
2003 Sabatini DA, Acosta E, Harwell JH. Linker molecules in surfactant mixtures Current Opinion in Colloid and Interface Science. 8: 316-326. DOI: 10.1016/S1359-0294(03)00082-7  0.78
2003 Acosta E, Mai PD, Harwell JH, Sabatini DA. Linker-modified microemulsions for a variety of oils and surfactants Journal of Surfactants and Detergents. 6: 353-363. DOI: 10.1007/S11743-003-0281-2  0.784
2003 Doan T, Acosta E, Scamehorn JF, Sabatini DA. Formulating middle-phase microemulsions using mixed anionic and cationic surfactant systems Journal of Surfactants and Detergents. 6: 215-224. DOI: 10.1007/S11743-003-0264-3  0.552
2002 Acosta E, Tran S, Uchiyama H, Sabatini DA, Harwell JH. Formulating chlorinated hydrocarbon microemulsions using linker molecules. Environmental Science & Technology. 36: 4618-24. PMID 12433173 DOI: 10.1021/Es0158859  0.722
2002 Acosta E, Uchiyama H, Sabatini DA, Harwell JH. The role of hydrophilic linkers Journal of Surfactants and Detergents. 5: 151-157. DOI: 10.1007/S11743-002-0215-Z  0.774
2000 Uchiyama H, Acosta E, Tran S, Sabatini DA, Harwell JH. Supersolubilization in Chlorinated Hydrocarbon Microemulsions:  Solubilization Enhancement by Lipophilic and Hydrophilic Linkers Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research. 39: 2704-2708. DOI: 10.1021/Ie990819P  0.743
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