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            • A sub-microscopic aggregate of molecules. In the context of cleaners, these molecules are surfactants usually arranged in sphere or rod shapes with their hydrophilic ends facing outward into the water solution and hydrophobic ends facing the inside of the aggregate. Micelles can hold hydrophobic oil molecules at their centers to create stable emulsions. Alconox, Inc.
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            • Grease and oil are nonpolar and insoluble in water. When soap and soiling oils are mixed, the nonpolar hydrocarbon portion of the micelles break up the nonpolar oil molecules. A different type of micelle then forms, with nonpolar soiling molecules in the center. Thus, grease and oil and the 'dirt' attached to them are caught inside the micelle and can be rinsed away. - About.com by
            • Using micelles for cleaning is not a new idea. Common household detergents contain micelles, which dramatically increase the capacity of the washwater to pick up organic contaminants. Micelles could likewise be used to remove organic contaminants from industrial waste streams. - Massachusetts Institute of Technology by
            • In a micelle, the tails of the soap molecules are oriented toward and into the grease, while the heads face outward into the water, resulting in an emulsion of soapy grease particles suspended in the water. - Chemistryexplained.com/ by
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            • Micele su agregati molekula u vodi, sa nepolarnim delovima u unutrašnjosti i polarnim na površini koaj je izložen vodi. Institut tehničkih nauka SANU - by V&M Stanković
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            • Masne kiseline sa većim brojem C atoma su praktično nerastvorne u vodi. Njihove Na i K- soli se zovu sapuni. One obrazuju micele u vodi kod kojih he negativan COO- kraj okrenut ka vodi, a nepolaran C- niz je okrenut ka unutrašnjosti micele. U celini micele su naelektrisane negativno i u rastvoru ostaju suspendovane jer se međusobno odbijaju. - Wikipedia by V&M Stanković
            • Мало радова обрађује утицај мицела на брзину хемијске реакције. Овде је одабран натријум-додецилсулфат (SDS) као активан тензид, који при одређеним условима гради мицеле. - Универзитет у Крагује by V&M Stanković
            • Фундаментална истраживања протеина млека, посебно казеина (утицаја параметара технолошког процеса) применом савремених инструменталних метода, електронске микроскопије, гелелектрофорезе, ултрацентрифуговања и друго резултирала су значајним публикацијама и побудила велико интернационално интересовање научне јавности, дајући нове податке везане за хемију казеинске мицеле. - Univerzitet u Novom Sadu by V&M Stanković
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