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    Interfacial rheology of low interfacial tension systems using a new oscillating spinning drop method

    Year: 2018

    Journal: J. Colloid Interface Sci., Volume 519, JUN 1, page 27–37

    Authors: Zamora, Jose M.; Marquez, Ronald; Forgiarini, Ana M.; Langevin, Dominique; Salager, Jean-Louis

    Keywords: Surfactants; Asphaltenes; Surface elasticity; Surface viscosity; Spinning drop

    When surfactants adsorb at liquid interfaces, they not only decrease the surface tension, they confer rheological properties to the interfaces. There are two types of rheological parameters associated to interfacial layers: compression and shear. The elastic response is described by a storage modulus and the dissipation by a loss modulus or equivalently a surface viscosity. Various types of instruments are available for the measurements of these coefficients, the most common being oscillating pendent drops instruments and rheometers equipped with bicones. These instruments are applicable to systems with large enough interfacial tensions, typically above a few mN/m. We use a new type of instrument based on spinning drop oscillations, allowing to extend the interfacial rheology studies to low and ultralow interfacial tension systems. We present examples of measurements with systems of high and low tension, discuss the possible artifacts and demonstrate the capability of this new technique. We emphasize that the data shown for low interfacial tensions are the first reported in the literature. The instrument is potentially interesting for instance in enhanced oil recovery or demulsification studies. (C) 2018 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
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