Experimental data were presented to show the influence of solid particles on the demulsification.It was found that some solid particles could effectively resist the demulsification and increase the emulsion stability....Experimental data were presented to show the influence of solid particles on the demulsification.It was found that some solid particles could effectively resist the demulsification and increase the emulsion stability.Results were presented on the effects of the properties of the solid particles on the type and the demulsification of emulsions formed.Water-wet particles stabilize water-external emulsions,while oil-wet particles stabilize oil-external emulsions.The demulsification rate and effectiveness decrease with the mass fractions of particles.Comparing with conwentional heating,microwave radiation could enhance the demulsification rate by an order of magnitude and increase the demulsification effectiveness.For emulsions stabilized by graphite powder,the maximum demulsification effectiveness was up to 82% in 5 min under microwave radiation.However,the maximum demulsification effectiveness was 72% with oil-bath heating at 90 ℃ for 40 min.For emulsions stabilized by barium sulfate,the demulsification efficiencies all reached 100% in a very short time under microwave radiation.The investigation was also carried out on the demulsification of the emulsions stabilized by solid particles in various stearic acid concentrations.展开更多
基金supported by the Strategic Priority Research Program(B)of the Chinese Academy of Sciences(XDB05010400)National Key Basic Research Program of China(973)(2011CB403401)National Natural Science Foundation of China(21190052,41173112,41227805)~~
文摘Experimental data were presented to show the influence of solid particles on the demulsification.It was found that some solid particles could effectively resist the demulsification and increase the emulsion stability.Results were presented on the effects of the properties of the solid particles on the type and the demulsification of emulsions formed.Water-wet particles stabilize water-external emulsions,while oil-wet particles stabilize oil-external emulsions.The demulsification rate and effectiveness decrease with the mass fractions of particles.Comparing with conwentional heating,microwave radiation could enhance the demulsification rate by an order of magnitude and increase the demulsification effectiveness.For emulsions stabilized by graphite powder,the maximum demulsification effectiveness was up to 82% in 5 min under microwave radiation.However,the maximum demulsification effectiveness was 72% with oil-bath heating at 90 ℃ for 40 min.For emulsions stabilized by barium sulfate,the demulsification efficiencies all reached 100% in a very short time under microwave radiation.The investigation was also carried out on the demulsification of the emulsions stabilized by solid particles in various stearic acid concentrations.
