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Emulsions stabilized by fine dust particles

Year: 2020

Journal: J. Ind. Eng. Chem., Volume 82, FEB 25, page 190–196

Authors: Kim, Yong Woo; Lim, Donghyun; Han, Hyerin; Lee, Seunghyun; Choi, Kyu Hwan; Park, Bum Jun

Organizations: Engineering Research Center of Excellence Program of the Korea Ministry of Science, ICT and Future Planning (MSIP)/National Research Foundation of Korea [NRF-2014R1A5A1009799]; transformative age 21 Program at the Kyung Hee University

Keywords: Emulsion; Find dust particle; Interface adsorption; Optical laser tweezers; Fluid-fluid interface

We investigated the capability of fine dust particles (FDPs) to be used as stabilizers for preparing emulsions. With the aid of cationic surfactants, it was found that the FDPs formed oil in water emulsions that were extremely stable for a long time period. The stabilization mechanism was quantitatively analyzed via zeta-potential measurements of surface modified FDPs and interface adsorption experiments of FDP-coated microbeads by using optical laser tweezers. (C) 2019 The Korean Society of Industrial and Engineering Chemistry. Published by Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.