Drop Size Distribution of O/W Emulsions by Drop Immobilization with Agarose

ABSTRACT

A method for the determination of the drop size distribution of oil-in-water (O/W) emulsions is presented. Water-based coolant emulsions used in rolling mill operations were studied. The emulsions were gelled in agarose so that the oil droplets were immobilized and samples of these gels were measured by confocal laser scanning microscopy (CLSM) and image processing. The influence of the addition of CaCl₂ as an emulsion destabilizer on the size distributions was also studied. The experimental data obtained were compared to those obtained using photon correlation spectroscopy (PCS).     

W/O/W多重乳液中水传递的控制

建立了简化的W/O/W(水/油/水)多重乳液乳珠模型——统计平均半径模型, 预测出当W/O/W多重乳液内水相水滴之间以及内外水相之间均达到水传递平衡时的内外水相中盐的浓度, 从而实现对水传递的控制, 以维持W/O/W多重乳液的稳定. 按理论预测制备出了不同稳定态的W/O/W多重乳液, 利用差分扫描量热仪(DSC)检测了多重乳液中水的传递过程, 确定体系在实验状态下的稳定程度, 实验结果与理论预测基本吻合.     

反相乳液中Ag/TiO2纳米杂化粒子的制备及其SERS效应

在反相乳液的微环境中用一步反应法制备了Ag/TiO2纳米杂化粒子,并用TEM,SPS,XPS及XRD等方法进行了表征.结果表明,Ag粒子(5-15nm)已镶嵌在TiO2(30-50nm)结构中,并且具有SERS活性.     

Study of Bimodal Drop Size Distributions of Emulsion

In order to increase the present understanding of bimodal emulsion drop size distributions, systematic series of experiments have been carried out to investigate the effects of formulation variables on bimodal drop size distributions, and probability distribution functions were proposed to analyze the distribution. The results show that, the span of the drop size and Sauter mean diameter become larger when the dispersed phase volume fraction becomes higher and rotor speed becomes lower; the Frechet function represents the experimental data satisfactorily. The prediction model of Sauter mean diameter established by combining the prediction theory of the maximum stable drop diameter and experimental analysis results can fit the experimental data well.     

Effect of Aqueous Phase Composition on the Properties of a Silica-Stabilized W/O Emulsion

A high volume fraction silica stabilized w/o emulsion with small droplet size ( approximately 3 μm) has been prepared using a commercially available hydrophobic silica. Addition of hydroxypropyl cellulose to the dispersed aqueous phase was found to improve the monodispersity of the emulsion by suppressing the production of larger droplets. The droplet size distribution showed complex behavior as the silica concentration was varied, which was explained using a simple kinetic argument. The effect of varying the acidity and ionic strength of the internal water phase was investigated. It was found that the presence of strong acid or strong alkali in the internal aqueous phase increased the gelation of the emulsions by promoting flocculation. This could be explained by acid- and alkali-catalyzed cleavage of surface siloxane groups increasing the number of surface silanol groups. If emulsions of strong acid and strong alkali were mixed, substantial additional gelation (again caused by flocculation) occurred. A possible explanation, preferred by the author, was an electrostatic one involving the interaction of dipoles in close proximity in the flocculated emulsion. Copyright 1999 Academic Press.     

The Relation Between Phase Behavior and Formation of Narrow Size Distribution W/O Emulsions

Water-in-oil (W/O) emulsions of the water/C₁₂E₅/isooctanol/isooctane system have been prepared at 25° C. Phase behavior studies of the system with constant (2.5 and 6 wt.%) isooctanol concentration showed that the surfactant becomes more lipophilic with the increase in the alkanol concentration. Emulsification was carried out using four low-energy emulsification methods using the slow addition of one or various components to the rest of them, with gentle agitation. Emulsions with low-polydis-persity were obtained when the emulsification process started with a single lamellar liquid crystalline phase. If in addition to a lamellar liquid crystalline phase, other phases, such as excess water phase, were initially present, emulsions with intermediate polydispersity were produced. When a lamellar liquid crystalline phase was not involved and the spontaneous natural curvature of the surfactant was not changed during emulsification, highly polydisperse emulsions were obtained.     

Effect of Polymerization Condition on Particle Size Distribution in St/BA/MAA Emulsion Polymerization Process

IntroductionIn the last decade of this century, the carboxylation of latexes has received more andmore attention because of their practical application[']. The application includes adhesives,coatings, etc.. Many studies on the theory of carboxylation emulsion polymerization havebeen carried out. Most of these studies have focused on ideal monomer and single emulsifier inorder to simplify the system['J. But in practicable application, mixed monomers and mixedemulsifiers are often usedL3j. The…     

离心-电导联用法快速评价O/W乳状液稳定性

建立了乳状液在重力场和离心力场中的沉降/分层速率模型,利用离心加速乳状液的沉降/分层,根据分层后富水相的电导随离心时间的变化关系得到乳状液在离心场中的稳定时间tc,进而推算出乳状液在重力场中的稳定时间tg。这种离心-电导联用方法可快速评价O/W乳状液的稳定性。例如,以质量分数为4%Pluronic F68、1.2%卵磷脂、8%甘露醇和10%IPM配置的乳状液,在8000r/min离心下测得tc为22min,计算出tg为69d;定性分析得到离心分层常数KA=48.0%,结果表明,该配方可得到稳定的O/W乳状液。     

脉冲电场O/W乳状液破乳的分子动力学模拟

采用分子动力学方法研究了水包油(O/W)型乳状液体系中重油油滴在脉冲电场中的聚集行为.通过改变电场占空比的模拟参数,探讨了一定电场强度下的油滴聚集行为,以及电场破乳时电场强度参数与占空比参数之间的联系.同时利用静电势分布、相互作用势能以及结合构象统计等分析方法,从微观角度说明在电场作用下油滴的电荷分布与聚集机制.模拟结果表明,在近0.40～0.75 V/nm范围内电场强度下,距离一定的重油滴聚集,低电场强度可通过增加占空比促使油滴聚集,且占空比随电场强度的增大而减小;油滴在电场中发生形变,油滴电荷出现两极化分布,带负电沥青质分子引导油滴朝电场反方向移动;无电场下聚集过程中沥青质处于两油滴界面,范德华作用力为油滴聚集的主要作用力,同时油滴界面沥青质分子与周围分子形成π-π结合构象,增强了油滴间的相互作用力.     

Effect of Surfactant Concentration and Operating Temperature on the Drop Size Distribution of Silicon Oil Water Dispersion

The effect of sodium lauryl sulphate (SLES) surfactant and the operating temperature on the drop size distribution of a 350 cSt Dow Corning 200 series oil water dispersion was successfully studied. The dispersion was prepared in a standard 6 litres mixing tank at different impeller speeds. A measurement of the SLES critical micelle concentration (CMC) at 25°C was carried out. The interfacial tension of silicon oil water under various SLES concentration at a temperature range of 25 to 80°C was accomplished. Results showed that the interfacial tension of the silicon oil water decreased as the operating temperature increased and as the surfactant concentration increased. When the operating temperature was increased at the highest SLES concentration tested, a decrease of d ₃₂ was observed. This was attributed to the possibility of hydration of the surfactant at high temperature. Same behavior was observed when measuring the drop size distribution at constant temperature but different SLES concentration. It was found that the mean drop size decreases with mixing time. Different slopes of the change of the median drop size with time were obtained for different SLES concentration. For the same concentration, the slope changes after 1 hour. The degree change of the slope is due to the change of interfacial area of the oil water as mixing time elapsed and the depletion of the surfactant concentration.     

W/O Emulsion Destabilization and Release of a Polysaccharide Entrapped in the Droplets

This study was conducted as part of European project VEGEPHY to develop a product for the crop protection purposes. It concerns first the destabilization of a W/O emulsion containing water droplets in which the polysaccharide carboxymethylcellulose (CMC) is trapped, the droplets being dispersed in a vegetable oil made of rapeseed methyl ester. Polyglycerolpolyricinoleate (PGPR) is used as surfactant and glycerol is added to enhance the dispersion of the CMC. The second part is dealing with the study of the release and dilution of the CMC obtained by dilution of the destabilized emulsion in water in order to obtain the required final amount of CMC for practical purposes. The destabilization of the emulsion by the demulsifier (cynthiorex PMH 1125) has been followed by differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) that permits by studying the freezing of the dispersed water to detect the presence of bulk water. The release and dilution in water of the CMC versus time was followed and quantified by measuring the conductivity of the sample. The release kinetic was modeled using a first-order empirical model. The results showed that the release process of the W/O emulsion depends on the concentration of the demulsifier, on the stirring rate, and on the temperature. The optimum amount of the non-ionic surfactant was found to be 10% and the full release of the CMC has been obtained in 600 seconds.     

W/O与O/W，W/O与双连续结构微乳液的界面电性质

无探针伏安法和电容法测定结果表明,在质量比H_2O/n-C_5H_(11)OH = 50/50条件下,SDS总含量<3%时,上相呈W/O结构,下相呈O/W结构,随着体系SDS 总含量的增大,界面上SDS量增加,界面电势ΔE、界面电容C、界面电荷传递电流 i_p均增加,而界面电阻率ρ_i则减小;当体系 SDS总含量≥3%时,上相呈W/O结构 ,下相呈双边续结构,各界面电性质变化幅度均变缓。     

A Study of Drop Size Distribution in Multistage Bubble Extractor

Results obtained in determining experimentally the mean volume-surface drop diameter of the dispersed phase in a multistage bubble extractor are presented.     

酯化淀粉乳化剂制备的高效氯氟氰菊酯O/W乳液的稳定机制

通过测定辛烯基琥珀酸淀粉钠的用量、盐离子、pH值和温度等因素对油滴Zeta电位及表面吸附量的影响,分析了以酯化淀粉辛烯基琥珀酸淀粉钠为乳化剂制备的5％高效氯氟氰菊酯水乳剂的稳定机制.结果表明,辛烯基琥珀酸淀粉钠质量分数为7％时,Zeta电位达到最大值,油滴表面吸附量接近饱和;Na+、Mg2+和Al3+压缩油滴表面的双电层,降低Zeta电位,削弱静电排斥作用,增加辛烯基琥珀酸淀粉钠分子柔性,提高辛烯基琥珀酸淀粉钠表面吸附量,且随着Na+、Mg2、Al3+离子强度依次增大,压缩双电层能力依次增强,Zeta 电位降低和表面吸附量增加程度依次增大;pH值影响辛烯基琥珀酸淀粉钠在水中的解离,在碱性范围内解离出较多羧酸根,静电排斥力较大,Zeta电位较高,但表面吸附量有所降低;温度升高,辛烯基琥珀酸淀粉钠在水溶液中溶解度增大,呈舒展状态,且辛烯基琥珀酸淀粉钠从油滴表面逃逸的趋势增加,油滴表面Zeta电位和表面吸附量均随着温度升高而降低,在低温区差别不大,温度越高二者变化越明显.辛烯基琥珀酸淀粉钠通过吸附于油滴表面为其提供较强的静电斥力和空间位阻作用而维持O/W乳液稳定.     

DPD Simulation on the Transformation and Stability of O/W and W/O Microemulsions

The dissipative particle dynamics simulation method is adopted to investigate the microemulsion systems prepared with surfactant (H1T1), oil (O) and water (W), which are expressed by coarse-grained models. Two topologies of O/W and W/O microemulsions are simulated with various oil and water ratios. Inverse W/O microemulsion transform to O/W microemulsion by decreasing the ratio of oil-water from 3:1 to 1:3. The stability of O/W and W/O microemulsion is controlled by shear rate, inorganic salt and the temperature, and the corresponding results are analyzed by the translucent three-dimensional structure, the mean interfacial tension and end-to-end distance of H1T1. The results show that W/O microemulsion is more stable than O/W microemulsion to resist higher inorganic salt concentration, shear rate and temperature. This investigation provides a powerful tool to predict the structure and the stability of various microemulsion systems, which is of great importance to developing new multifunctional microemulsions for multiple applications.     

用混合乳化剂UE20/PVA制备的水包油型生漆乳液的性能

以漆酚基乳化剂(UE20)和聚乙烯醇(PVA)为混合乳化剂制备了水包油(O/W)型生漆乳液(RLE), 研究了UE20与PVA的质量比、混合乳化剂质量分数(wME)、水与天然生漆(RL)的质量比、温度和贮存时间对RLE性能的影响, 并用透射电镜观察了wME对RLE粒子的大小及形态的影响. 结果表明, RLE的黏度随着PVA的增加而增大; 当wME≤6.7%时, RLE表现出假塑性流体的特征, 其黏度随着wME的增大而增大, 乳液的稳定性增强; 而当wME≥10.0%时, RLE则表现出膨胀型流体的特征, 乳液的黏度较低; 随着温度的升高及水的用量增加, RLE粒子间相互作用减弱, 乳液的稳定性降低. 正交实验结果表明, 影响RLE的黏度及稳定性的顺序为wME＞mH2O∶mRL＞mUE20∶mPVA＞乳化温度. 随着wME的增大, RLE粒子的粒径减小, 其形态也由不规则的形状转变为球形粒子.     

Surfactant-Oil-Water Systems Near the Affinity Inversion. XII. Emulsion Drop Size Versus Formulation and Composition

Emulsion drop size depends on the both formulation and composition of the surfactant-oil-water system, as well as on the stirring conditions prevailing during emulsification. General trends versus formulation or composition changes are presented. However, it is shown that the effects are not independent and that a proper combination of these parameters allows the attainment of very small drop size, even at low stirring energy. An overall phenomenology is presented on a two-dimensional formulation-composition map from which it is easy to select the best emulsification conditions.     

Molecular Dynamics Simulation for the Demulsification of O/W Emulsion under Pulsed Electric Field

A bidirectional pulsed electric field (BPEF) method is considered a simple and novel technique to demulsify O/W emulsions. In this paper, molecular dynamics simulation was used to investigate the transformation and aggregation behavior of oil droplets in O/W emulsion under BPEF. Then, the effect of surfactant (sodium dodecyl sulfate, SDS) on the demulsification of O/W emulsion was investigated. The simulation results showed that the oil droplets transformed and moved along the direction of the electric field. SDS molecules can shorten the aggregation time of oil droplets in O/W emulsion. The electrostatic potential distribution on the surface of the oil droplet, the elongation length of the oil droplets, and the mean square displacement (MSD) of SDS and asphaltene molecules under an electric field were calculated to explain the aggregation of oil droplets under the simulated pulsed electric field. The simulation also showed that the two oil droplets with opposite charges have no obvious effect on the aggregation of the oil droplets. However, van der Waals interactions between oil droplets was the main factor in the aggregation.     

A Three-Step Model for Submicron W/O Emulsion Formation in a Transitional-Phase Inversion Process

A three-step model of the transitional phase inversion (TPI) process for the formation of water-in-oil (W/O) emulsions is presented. Three types of emulsions exist in an emulsification process at different oil–water ratios and hydrophilic–lipophilic balance (HLB). A stable W/O emulsion was obtained using Sorbitan oleate (Span 80) and polyoxyethylenesorbitan monooleate (Tween 80) with a specified HLB and oil volume fraction. Oil was added into water, which contained the water-soluble surfactant, to dissolve the oil-soluble surfactant. This route allowed TPI to occur, and an interesting emulsification process was observed by varying the HLB, which corresponded to the change in the oil–water ratio. Two types of emulsions in the emulsification process were found: transition emulsion 1 (W/O/W high internal phase emulsion) and target emulsion 2 (W/O emulsion with low viscosity). This study describes the changes that occurred in the emulsification process.     

烷基硫酸钠中碳链长度分布对MMA种子乳液聚合粒径分布影响的研究

氯磺酸法合成了C8－10、C12和C14－16烷基硫酸钠，精制后表征了碳链分布组成，在C12为30％－80％范围内研究了烷基硫酸钠中高碳同系物和低碳同系物的比例对甲基丙烯酸甲酯种子乳液聚合生成的聚合物粒径大小和分布的影响，并讨论了成核模式。研究结果表明：高碳同系物比例的增加，聚合物平均粒径增大，低碳同系物比例的增加，胶束数目增多，由胶束成核（包括均相成核）而形成的聚合物粒径分布变宽，而对在种子上增长的聚合物粒径分布无影响。