Emulsions : : Formation, Stability, Industrial Applications / / Tharwat F. Tadros.

Chapter 1 General IntroductionDefinition of emulsions and the role of the emulsifier. Classification based on the nature of the emulsifier. Classification based on the structure of the system. General instability problems with emulsions : creaming/sedimentation, flocculation, Ostwald ripening, coale...

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Superior document:Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter DG Plus eBook-Package 2016
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Place / Publishing House:Berlin ;, Boston : : De Gruyter, , [2016]
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Year of Publication:2016
Language:English
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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Preface
  • Contents
  • 1. Emulsions: Formation, stability, industrial applications
  • 2. Thermodynamics of emulsion formation and breakdown
  • 3. Interaction forces between emulsion droplets
  • 4. Adsorption of surfactants at the oil/water interface
  • 5. Mechanism of emulsification and the role of the emulsifier
  • 6. Methods of emulsification
  • 7. Selection of emulsifiers
  • 8. Creaming/sedimentation of emulsions and its prevention
  • 9. Flocculation of emulsions
  • 10. Ostwald ripening in emulsions and its prevention
  • 11. Emulsion coalescence and its prevention
  • 12. Phase inversion and its prevention
  • 13. Characterization of emulsions and assessment of their stability
  • 14. Industrial applications of emulsions
  • Index