| EPSRC Reference: |
GR/K78249/01 |
| Title: |
EMULSIFICATION BY PHASE INVERSION |
| Principal Investigator: |
Brooks, Professor B |
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| Department: |
Chemical Engineering |
| Organisation: |
Loughborough University |
| Scheme: |
Standard Research (Pre-FEC) |
| Starts: |
01 January 1996 |
Ends: |
31 December 1998 |
Value (£): |
174,391
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| EPSRC Research Topic Classifications: |
| Complex fluids & soft solids |
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Chemicals |
| Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology |
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The proposed research addresses important aspects of emulsion formation via liquid-liquid phase inversion. Particular aims will be to find out (a) how the presence of solutes (which increase the viscosity of the oil phase significantly) affects the conditions required for transitional phase inversion and the attainable drop sizes, (b) when the spontaneous formation of multiple emulsions (eg water-oil-water) can be expected and what role they have in phase inversion and (c) if surfactant theories (used previously) apply when oil solutes are present.The project will help to develop quantitative theory for phase inversion which will improve the reliability of the process. The outcome of the work will be relevant to the industrial manufacture of creams, emulsified food stuffs, water-based surface coatings and adhesives.
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| Organisation Website: |
http://www.lboro.ac.uk |