Emulsions and Emulsion Stability (Surfactant Science)

Emulsions and Emulsion Stability, Second Edition provides comprehensive coverage of both theoretical and practical aspects of emulsions. The book presents fundamental concepts and processes in emulsified systems and explains how to predict emulsion stability and determine droplet sizes in a variety of emulsion systems. The authors discuss spontaneous emulsification and the formation of "nanoemulsions," electrocoalescence, and variables that contribute to the inversion in emulsion systems. Several chapters emphasize applications such as emulsification encountered in oil spills, asphalt, chemical flooding, acid crude oils, and large-scale industrial wastewater treatment. The survey of experimental characterization methods highlights the importance of thin liquid films in colloidal systems and assesses different NMR applications, ultrasound characterization, video microscopy, and other on-line instrumentation. Features, Defines fundamental concepts such as flocculation, coalescence, stability, precipitation, deposition, and droplet size distribution, Covers experimental characterization, technical systems, separation technology, and a variety of models for the separation performance, Discusses how highly concentrated emulsions can be used as templates for solid, macroporous foams, Offers essential background to the isolation, separation, and characterization of individual acids occurring in crude oils, Explains the use of video microscopy as a technique to monitor on-line the droplet size distribution in product lines from the separator and online instrumentation, Deals with using conductivity measurements as an alternative to online instrumentation, Completely revised and expanded, this second edition of Emulsions and Emulsion Stability offers a well-rounded collection of knowledge that is applicable to all academic and industrial scientists and researchers in the fields of surfactant and emulsion science. Book jacket.

• | Author: Taylor & Francis Group
• | Publisher: Crc Press
• | Publication Date: Jun 30, 2020
• | Number of Pages: 688 pages
• | Language: English
• | Binding: Paperback
• | ISBN-10: 036757795X
• | ISBN-13: 9780367577957