Thinning of Emulsion Water-in-Oil Films Stabilized with Modified Aluminum Hydroxide under Influence of Applied Pressure Drop

Alla V. Nushtaeva

Department of Physics and Chemistry, Penza State University of Architecture and Building, Penza, Russia.

DOI: 10.4236/soft.2014.31002                

Abstract

The results of studies of thinning free water-in-oil emulsion films stabilized by solid particles by the Applied Pressure Drop Technique (APDT) are reported. The quasi-equilibrium film thickness achieved by slow increasing the pressure drop was smaller than the rupture thickness obtained by sharp increasing the pressure. It is shown that non-equilibrium films ruptured with thicknesses corresponding to adjustment of the packing of solid particles in the films. It is supposed that the restructuring package is the cause of the earlier breakthrough of the film.

Keywords

Solid Emulsifier; Emulsions; Films; Pressure Drop Technique

Conflicts of Interest

The authors declare no conflicts of interest.

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