On the mechanism of the inversion of emulsions

Chemical Engineering Research and Design

Volumn 76, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 55-63

  Groeneweg, F ^a   Agterof, W G M ^a   Jaeger, P ^a   Janssen, J J M ^a   Wieringa, J A ^a   Klahn, J K ^a  

^a UNILEVER RESEARCH VLAARDINGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Break up; Coalescence; Emulsifier; Emulsion; Escape; Inclusion; Inversion; Volume fraction

Indexed keywords

COALESCENCE; DROP BREAKUP; DROP FORMATION; VOLUME FRACTION;

INVERSION PROCESS;

EMULSIONS;

EID: 0031708531     PISSN: 02638762     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1205/026387698524596     Document Type: Article

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