High Internal Phase Emulsion Stabilization through Restricted Interdrop Fusion across Water Drainage Channels

This study introduces a promising approach to stabilize high internal phase emulsions (HIPEs) in which droplets are enveloped by octadecane (C18)-grafted bacterial cellulose nanofibers (BCNFdiC18), which are mainly surrounded by carboxylate anions and hydrophobically modified with C18 alkyl chains....

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Veröffentlicht in:Langmuir : the ACS journal of surfaces and colloids. - 1992. - 39(2023), 16 vom: 25. Apr., Seite 5670-5678
1. Verfasser: Yang, Jongryeol (VerfasserIn)
Weitere Verfasser: Kim, Hajeong, Sung, Minchul, Cho, Inje, Kim, Jin Woong
Format: Online-Aufsatz
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: 2023
Zugriff auf das übergeordnete Werk:Langmuir : the ACS journal of surfaces and colloids
Schlagworte:Journal Article
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Zusammenfassung:This study introduces a promising approach to stabilize high internal phase emulsions (HIPEs) in which droplets are enveloped by octadecane (C18)-grafted bacterial cellulose nanofibers (BCNFdiC18), which are mainly surrounded by carboxylate anions and hydrophobically modified with C18 alkyl chains. For this purpose, BCNFdiC18, in which two octadecyl chains were grafted onto each of several cellulose unit rings on 2,2,6,6-tetramethylpiperidine-1-oxyl radical (TEMPO)-mediated oxidized BCNFs, was fabricated using the Schiff base reaction. The wettability of BCNFdiC18 was adjusted by controlling the amount of the grafted C18 alkyl chain. Interfacial rheological analysis revealed that BCNFdiC18 enhanced the membrane modulus at the oil-water interface. We figured out that such a resilient interfacial membrane substantially prevented interdrop fusion across the water drainage channel formed between the jammed oil droplets, which was confirmed theoretically using the modified Stefan-Reynolds equation. These findings highlight that the use of surfactants in the form of nanofibers to form a rigid interfacial film plays a key role in hindering the interfusion of the internal phase and the collapse of the emulsion, which is essential for HIPE stabilization
Beschreibung:Date Completed 25.04.2023
Date Revised 25.04.2023
published: Print-Electronic
Citation Status PubMed-not-MEDLINE
ISSN:1520-5827
DOI:10.1021/acs.langmuir.2c03190