S.J. Sime

TL;DR: In this article, a model of the isotropic liquid consistent with the viscosity data was proposed by analogy to the properties of fused aqueous ampiphilic mesophases, and the chain length dependence of the entropies of the crystal→G and G→V 2 or G→liquid transitions demonstrates disordering of the hydrocarbon chain is a stepwise process.

TL;DR: In this paper, the phase changes in some cadmium and zinc n-alkanoates have been studied and the total entropy of the solid-to-liquid transition is small indicating a high degree of aggregation in the isotropic liquid.

TL;DR: In this paper, measurements of the temperatures and heats of transition of the phase changes in the lead n -alkanoates of odd carbon chain length from heptanoate to nonadecanoate inclusive were made.

TL;DR: In this paper, the R theory of amphiphybrid mesophases has been used in the interpretation of phase transitions in molten carboxylate systems, and the results of the analysis were shown to be useful in the analysis of phase transition in lead dodecanoate/lead oxide.

TL;DR: A general outline of the relationship between phase structure and overall composition can be obtained from a consideration intra-and inter-micellar interactions as mentioned in this paper, which also gives some insight into the relationship of rheological properties and phase structure.

TL;DR: The thermal behavior of di-, tri-and tetravalent metal soaps (carboxylates) is reviewed in this paper, with reference to both the phase behaviour and thermal decomposition.