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Table 2 Summary of CMC of various surfactants

From: Stabilization of oil/water emulsions using soybean lecithin as a biobased surfactant for enhanced oil recovery

Surfactant

Nature of surfactant

CMC value (wt.%)

CAPB

Amphoteric

0.8640

CTAC

Cationic

1.3862

Lecithin

Amphoteric

1.9990

NP10EO

Nonionic

2.5188

SLES

Anionic

2.9403