Emulsions and Emulsion Stability

“This new edition contains a wealth of information and insights regarding emulsions, including experimental and theoretical, fundamental and practical aspects. The authors are leading scientists in the field of emulsions. … The book includes about 1400 references and a subject index.” —Arthur Hubbard, in Journal of Colloid and Interface Science, 2006 “This book is a revised and expanded version of the first edition. … full of interesting chapters by experts from a wide variety of backgrounds, in industry and academia. It will be valuable to those working in the pharmaceutical sciences, principally because of its strong theoretical base. The book is extensively referenced and should be a port of call for postgraduates and researchers working in two-phase systems.” —A. T. Florence, United Kingdom, in International Journal of Pharmaceutics, 2007 “Nineteen chapters describe fundamentals aspects of emulsification and related issues, including environmental practicalities. On the whole, this is a well-conceived and presented book. The editor has balanced the different elements of this research area in a thoughtful manner, and each chapter makes a full contribution to the overall collection. … This book should therefore appeal to a wide range of readership – it embraces both the fundamental and technological aspects of emulsions, presented from theoretical and experimental viewpoints, in a clear and concise manner. ” — Peter Griffins, Chemist Department, Cardiff University, UK, in Chemistry & Industry, Issue 11, June 2007

• An Experimental and Theoretical Approach to the Dynamic Behavior of Emulsions. Spontaneous Emulsification: Recent Developments with Emphasis on Self-Emulsification. Symmetric Thin Liquid Films with Fluid Interfaces. Phase Inversion Studies as a Tool for Optimization and Characterization of Surfactant Mixtures in Specific Oil/Water Systems. Highly Concentrated Emulsions as Templates for Solid Foams. Organic Reactions in Emulsions and Microemulsions. NMR Characterization of Emulsions. Ultrasound for Characterizing Emulsions and Microemulsions. Environmental Emulsions: A Practical Approach. Bitumen Emulsions. Modern Characterization Techniques for Crude Oils, Their Emulsions, and Functionalized Surfaces. Production Issues of Acidic Petroleum Crude Oils. Formation of Crude Oil Emulsions in Chemical Flooding. Electrocoalescence for Oil-Water Separation: Fundamental Aspects. Numerical Simulation of Fluid Mechanisms and Separation Behavior in Offshore Gravity Separators. Design Criteria and Methodology for Modern Oil-Water Separation Systems. Droplet Size Distributions of Oil-in-Water Emulsions Under High Pressures by Video Microscopy. Monitoring of Demulsification of Crude Oil Emulsions by Conductivity Measurements.