Papers by Keyword: Emulsion

Abstract: In the industry, stubborn emulsion still constitutes up to 20% of the total emulsion volume. The existing remediation strategies for emulsion treatment rely heavily on the study of heavy crude oil emulsion. However, minimal information is available on integrating interfacial rheology with emulsion stability on waxy crude oil emulsion. The proposed research provides a study to the development of integration between interfacial rheology and emulsion stability so that it can be a quick assessment but an accurate method to measure emulsion stability. The primary objectives of the research are to provide an extensional study to the design development of a comprehensive interfacial rheology protocol for the assessment of emulsion stability by developing a method of testing and monitoring the interfacial rheology and to investigate the demulsification ability of the waxy crude oil emulsion subjected to microbial treatment. The novelty of this study is to use the newly developed measurement protocol via interfacial rheology to predict emulsion stability. Application of the microbes on waxy crude oil to breakdown the water-in-oil emulsion using a rheometer will also be explored. The treatment is targeted to disintegrate the interfacial layer within the emulsion leading to better oil recovery. Rheological properties of the emulsion will be monitored upon the microbial injection to analyze the effects of the treatment on the rheology of emulsion. The outcomes from this research is that the newly developed protocol will predict emulsion stability that could resolve the stubborn emulsion issues via the developed interfacial rheology protocol, which could be time-saving and increases the production efficiency. This research paper is a study to develop a correlation on surface tension and interfacial tension between crude oil, water and a readily-mixed emulsion.

Abstract: Fish processing industry has led to large amounts of waste every year around the world. However, waste from the fish bone contains valuable compound such as hydroxyapatite (HAp). Fish bones are natural resources and have an attractive added value which contains HAp that can potentially be used as hybrid sunscreen. Therefore, Fringescale sardinella (Valenciennes, 1847) bones have been discovered and HAp was synthesized to be applied in cosmeceuticals applications. The properties of HAp from Fringescale sardinella bones have been characterized with Fourier Transform Infrared Ray (FTIR) and Cytotoxicity test. The emulsions have been formulated and tested under Ultraviolet Visible (UV-Vis) Spectroscopy. Results had indicated that fish bones doped with FeCl2 shows higher tendency as sunscreen compared to MnCl2 and unmodified bones. Thus, the utilization of waste from fish bones will not only adding value to the by-products, but also help in reducing pollution to the environment and preventing from global warming. Hence, formulation on emulsion synthesized from fish bone is designed as a new hybrid innovation in cosmeceutical products and boost up the efficiency of skin prevention from UV radiation.

Abstract: In this work, liquid crystal emulsion with aloe vera (AV) was formulated and characterised its physical properties. A direct titration method was used to determine the composition of liquid crystal emulsion in a system consisting of water/mixed Tween 80: Span 85/hexane. AV gel was added to produce AV liquid crystal emulsion (AVLCE), which was then subjected to various characterisation such as microscopic analysis, stability test, rheological test and particle size analysis. Results showed that the application of AVCLE employed better performances in terms of stability, particle size and moisturizing. This study suggest that the formulated AVLCE may be suitable to be used as topical application on wounded skin.

Abstract: The cleaning efficiency of EO (ethylene oxide) 8~9 mole was about 78-80%, it is the best. The highest cleaning efficiency for each EO mole concentration is as follows. The cleaning efficiency was 97% in the surfactant of 4.8% EO 5 mole, the cleaning efficiency was 97% in the surfactant of 7.7% EO 8 mole, and 68% in the surfactant of 7.7% EO 10 mole. The cleaning efficiency was measured using a surfactant with various EO mole. All detergents were tested at 20% surfactant concentration and EO 8 and EO 9 showed the highest cleaning power. In experiments using 8 mole of EO surfactant NPE8, the highest cleaning power was obtained at surfactant concentration of 7.7%. To determine the cause of this, the electrical conductivity of the solution was measured at the concentration of NPE8 at 1.6%, 4.8%, 7.7%, 14.4% and 20%, respectively. After washing the test plate with NPE8, the detergent remaining on the surface of the test plate was analyzed by FT / IR, and it was found that the detergent did not remain.

Abstract: Cellular ceramics were prepared by emulsification of aqueous alumina suspensions with liquid paraffin, using collagen as a shape stabilizer and a dispersant to adjust viscosity. Rheological measurements of emulsions and microstructural analysis of the sintered samples were performed. The results show that the concentration of collagen, dispersant content and stirring rate affect directly the emulsion viscosity which causes changes in porosity and average cell size.

Abstract: Attempts were made to produce emulsions suitable for leather fatliquoring by using technical fatliquoring materials and essential oils. An investigation has shown that essential oils of Eucalyptus globulus or Lavandulae officinalis can be mixed with technical fatliquor materials resulting in stable fatliquoring emulsions, which can be disintegrated by adding electrolytes. The stability of emulsions depends on the sort of essential oil and technical fatliquoring product. The use of essential oil for leather fatliquoring did not disimprove properties of the finished leather.

Abstract: This paper describes experiments on sand sheet (SS) asphalt mixture utilizing reclaimed asphalt pavement (RAP) from road milling of old road pavement. Natural aggregate was added to adjust the aggregate grading to closely meet specification. The mixture was bound with asphalt emulsion cationic rapid setting (CRS), type CRS-1. The SS mix was produced by hotmix procedure, compacted with 2x50 Marshall blows. Sand sheet asphalt mixture is dedicated for low to medium trafficked road pavement. The asphalt content of the RAP was extracted, and contained 5.29%. The performance of the SS mix was compared to asphalt concrete wearing course (AC-WC), using natural aggregate and 50pen asphalt, compacted at standard of 2x75 Marshall blows. At optimum asphalt content, the Marshall properties of both mixture met specification in Indonesia. The creep performance of both mixture was closely comparable, although the SS mix was compacted at lower compaction level. According to its dynamic creep slope, the SS mix is suitable for pavement with medium traffic load at temperature > 30 o or suitable for road with heavy traffic at temperature < 30 oC. The fatigue performance of SS mix was far better than the AC-WC mix, as the SS mix contain higher asphalt content and of finer aggregate grading.

Abstract: Abst r a c t. Polystyrene (PS) nanospheres were synthesized by emulsion polymerization using 2,2′-Azobis (2-methylpropionitrile) (AIBN) as initiator and Sodium dodecyl sulfate (SDS) act as surfactant. The size and distribution of the PS nanospheres were systematically investigated in terms of surfactant concentration. Effect of the surfactant towards to the particle size is study using SEM, FTIR and XRD. It is found that increase in Sodium dodecyl sulfate (SDS) concentration increase the reaction time thus longer time needed for the formation of the nanosphere. However their properties are comparable to the commercial Polystyrene PS nanosphere.

Abstract: The capture of carbon dioxide (CO₂) by aqueous alkanolamine is the most cost effective technology available today. However, some problem such as amine losses, corrosion and low absorption rate arise when aqueous alkanolamines is used as an absorbent. To overcome these problems, liquid emulsion was introduced as an alternative for CO₂ removal. However, the main concern of using liquid emulsion is the stability of the emulsion. In this study, a formulation containing mixture of blended alkanolamine was used. Methyldiethanolamine (MDEA) and 2-amino-2-methyl-1-propanol (AMP) were used as extractants and were mixed with sodium hydroxide (NaOH) solution to form the aqueous phase. Meanwhile, the organic phase consists of kerosene and Span 80. The emulsion was prepared by homogenizing both phases at speed of 10 000 rpm for five minutes. The stability of the MDEA-AMP emulsion was determined and the CO₂ absorption by the emulsion was measured. This study showed that using 8 mL MDEA and 4mL AMP, the stability of the emulsion was 74.00% and 48.05% of CO₂ was removed.

Abstract: Emulsion gels, that is, hydrogels containing randomly distributed oil microdroplets, and macroporous hydrogels with randomly distributed, non-interconnected, sphere-like macropores with several micrometers in diameter were prepared by the emulsion-gelation method [1]. This method involves the synthesis of hydrogels in an oil-in-water (O/W) emulsion by free radical copolymerization of a monomer with a cross-linker, followed by the washing (removal) of the dispersed oil as a pore template (porogen). The observations of oil droplets in an emulsion and internal structure of a macroporous hydrogel demonstrate that the oil droplets act as a pore-template. The pore size and porosity can be adjusted by varying the O/W volume ratios and surfactant amounts [2]. These gels are used as a bulk and have excellent diffusional permeability to a solute and solvent. The emulsion-gelation method can yield potentially intelligent gels in which the macropores function as spaces for reaction, separation and storage. Novel emulsion gel adsorbents, that is, polymeric hydrogels containing randomly distributed microdroplets of an organic extractant (an oil-soluble complexing agent), were developed for metal adsorption [3,4]. The emulsion gel containing an organophosphorus extractant and organosulfur extractant successfully adsorbed In (III) and Pd (II) ions, respectively. Novel macroporous polymeric hydrogels were developed to entrap and immobilize lipase as a model enzyme [5]. The lipase immobilized within the macroporous hydrogel successfully catalyzed the hydrolysis of triacetin in a model enzyme reaction without leakage of lipase or loss of activity during repeated use.