کد مقاله | کد نشریه | سال انتشار | مقاله انگلیسی | نسخه تمام متن |
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592536 | 1453910 | 2014 | 8 صفحه PDF | دانلود رایگان |
• Pickering emulsions are stabilized with phyllosilicates at high solid content.
• Rheological measurements in steady state and oscillatory modes are compared.
• Rheological properties of emulsions are strongly controlled by the initial suspension.
• The rheological behavior depends on particle surface interactions and particle shape.
• Halloysite leads to the highest rigidity, and palygorskite to the lowest.
The present study aims at investigating the preparation and characterization of oil-in-water (O/W) Pickering emulsions stabilized using three different phyllosilicates: kaolin, halloysite, and palygorskite, and at high solid content (15 wt.% in the aqueous phase). Stable O/W emulsions could be obtained with no additional surfactant or surface treatment. The maximal oil fraction that could be introduced without phase separation was determined. The resulting oil/water ratios of 0.32, 0.44 and 0.60 were found for kaolin, halloysite and palygorskite, respectively. The O/W character of the three emulsions was confirmed by a simple “droplet test” and by confocal microscopy, which confirmed the positioning of the clay particles at the oil/water interface. These three phyllosilicates led to a limited coalescence mechanism that promoted the long-term stability of the Pickering emulsions. The rheological behavior of these emulsions was studied and showed that halloysite led to a more rigid structure. This trend could be justified by the formation of a strong network of clay particles due to strong surface interactions combined with an elongated particle shape.
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Journal: Colloids and Surfaces A: Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects - Volume 463, 5 December 2014, Pages 85–92