Catastrophic phase inversion via formation of multiple emulsions: A prerequisite for formation of fine emulsions

Chemical Engineering Research and Design

Volumn 87, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 492-498

  Jahanzad, F ^a   Crombie, Gordon ^b   Innes, Robert ^b   Sajjadi, Shahriar ^c  

^a LONDON SOUTH BANK UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Catastrophic phase inversion; Drop size; Emulsification; Multiple drops

Indexed keywords

EMULSIFICATION; EMULSIONS; SURFACE ACTIVE AGENTS;

CATASTROPHIC PHASE INVERSION; CONTINUOUS PHASE; DROP SIZE; INTERNAL PHASE; MULTIPLE DROPS; MULTIPLE EMULSIONS; NON-IONIC SURFACTANTS; OIL/WATER EMULSIONS; SURFACTANT CONCENTRATIONS;

DROPS;

EID: 61349114192     PISSN: 02638762     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cherd.2008.11.015     Document Type: Article

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