On the influence of surfactant on the coarsening of aqueous foams

Advances in Colloid and Interface Science

Volumn 244, Issue , 2017, Pages 124-131

  Briceño Ahumada, Zenaida ^a,b   Langevin, Dominique ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ PARIS SUD   (France)

^b UNIVERSIDAD DE SONORA   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Aqueous foams; Coarsening; Surfactants

Indexed keywords

COARSENING; SURFACE ACTIVE AGENTS;

AQUEOUS FOAMS; BUBBLE COALESCENCE; BUBBLE GROWTH; COARSENING PROCESS; FOAM FILMS; GRAVITY DRAINAGE; LIQUID FRACTION; PHYSICO-CHEMICALS;

FILM GROWTH;

EID: 84950129015     PISSN: 00018686     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cis.2015.11.005     Document Type: Review

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