Bubble coalescence in pure liquids and in surfactant solutions

Current Opinion in Colloid and Interface Science

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 92-97

  Langevin, Dominique ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ PARIS SUD   (France)

Author keywords

Coalescence; Foam films

Indexed keywords

COALESCENCE; EMULSIFICATION;

APPLIED PRESSURE; BUBBLE COALESCENCE; FILM RUPTURE; FILM SIZE; FOAM FILMS; PURE LIQUIDS; SALT SOLUTION; SURFACTANT SOLUTION;

SURFACE ACTIVE AGENTS;

POLYMER; SURFACTANT;

EMULSION; FILM; FOAM; HYDROPHOBICITY; LIQUID; MICROBUBBLE; PARTICLE SIZE; PRESSURE; REVIEW; SOLUTION AND SOLUBILITY;

EID: 84938978060     PISSN: 13590294     EISSN: 18790399     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cocis.2015.03.005     Document Type: Review

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