Surfactant-free emulsions

Current Opinion in Colloid and Interface Science

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 228-235

  Sakai, Toshio ^a  

^a TOKYO UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Acoustic emulsification; Dissolved gas removal; Near and super critical carbon dioxide; Particle stabilized emulsions; Single droplet detection; Surfactant free emulsions

Indexed keywords

CARBON; CARBON DIOXIDE; DROP FORMATION; DROPS; EMULSIFICATION; FLUID MECHANICS; GAS MIXTURES;

CHARACTERIZATION TECHNIQUES; COLLOIDAL STABILIZATION; DETECTION TECHNIQUES; DISSOLVED GASES; ELSEVIER (CO); HYDROPHOBIC POLYMERS; MEGASONIC; OIL DROPLETS; OIL MIXTURES; PREPARATION METHODS; SOLID PARTICLES; SUPER-CRITICAL; SURFACTANT-FREE;

SURFACE ACTIVE AGENTS;

BENZENE; CARBON DIOXIDE; FLUORESCENT DYE; HYDROCARBON; OIL; POLYMER; POLYSTYRENE; SURFACTANT; WATER;

ACOUSTICS; COLLOID; EMULSION; GAS; HYDROPHOBICITY; IRRADIATION; REACTION ANALYSIS; REVIEW; SOLID; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS; SUPERCRITICAL FLUID; SYNTHESIS; ULTRASOUND;

EID: 44949106500     PISSN: 13590294     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cocis.2007.11.013     Document Type: Review

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