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McMillin RE, Nowaczyk J, Centofanti K, Bragg J, Tansi BM, Remias JE, Ferri JK. Effect of small molecule surfactant structure on the stability of water-in-lubricating oil emulsions. J Colloid Interface Sci 2023; 652:825-835. [PMID: 37619261 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2023.08.024] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/16/2023] [Revised: 07/30/2023] [Accepted: 08/05/2023] [Indexed: 08/26/2023]
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During automotive engine operation, water may contaminate engine oil, inhibiting its role in maintaining safe engine operation. In many cases, engine oil must be capable of emulsifying any water contamination to avoid such problems. This study focuses on the impact of small molecule surfactant concentration structure and concentration in emulsions comprised of engine oil, water, and E85 fuel to understand the effects on emulsion stability and formulation optimization. Three small molecule surfacatants were tested; glycerol dioleate (GDO), glyceryl monooleate (GMO), and oleamide (OA). Three characterization methods were used to investigate their effects; the current state of the art, ASTM D7563, microscopy, and diffusing wave spectroscopy (DWS). We found that DWS could yield insights into mechanisms of emulsion stability that are otherwise inaccessible through other experimental techniques. Specifically, utilizing DWS, we are able to extract specific emulsion stability mechanisms associated directly with molecular features for the three surfactants examined.
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Affiliation(s)
- Robert E McMillin
- Department of Chemical and Life Science Engineering, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA 23220, USA
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- Department of Chemical and Life Science Engineering, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA 23220, USA
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- Department of Chemical and Life Science Engineering, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA 23220, USA
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- Department of Chemical and Life Science Engineering, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA 23220, USA
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- Department of Chemical and Life Science Engineering, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA 23220, USA.
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Born P, Braibanti M, Cristofolini L, Cohen-Addad S, Durian DJ, Egelhaaf SU, Escobedo-Sánchez MA, Höhler R, Karapantsios TD, Langevin D, Liggieri L, Pasquet M, Rio E, Salonen A, Schröter M, Sperl M, Sütterlin R, Zuccolotto-Bernez AB. Soft matter dynamics: A versatile microgravity platform to study dynamics in soft matter. THE REVIEW OF SCIENTIFIC INSTRUMENTS 2021; 92:124503. [PMID: 34972443 DOI: 10.1063/5.0062946] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/09/2021] [Accepted: 11/23/2021] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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We describe an experiment container with light scattering and imaging diagnostics for experiments on soft matter aboard the International Space Station (ISS). The suite of measurement capabilities can be used to study different materials in exchangeable sample cell units. The currently available sample cell units and future possibilities for foams, granular media, and emulsions are presented in addition to an overview of the design and the diagnostics of the experiment container. First results from measurements performed on ground and during the commissioning aboard the ISS highlight the capabilities of the experiment container to study the different materials.
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- P Born
- Institut für Materialphysik im Weltraum, Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt (DLR), 51170 Köln, Germany
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- HE Space Operations BV for ESA, NL-2200AG Noordwijk, The Netherlands
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- CNR - Institute of Condensed Matter Chemistry and Technologies for Energy Unit of Genoa, 16149 Genova, Italy
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- Sorbonne Universités, UPMC Univ Paris 06, CNRS-UMR 7588, Institut des NanoSciences de Paris, 4 place Jussieu, 75005 Paris, France
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104, USA
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- Condensed Matter Physics Laboratory, Heinrich Heine University, 40225 Düsseldorf, Germany
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- Condensed Matter Physics Laboratory, Heinrich Heine University, 40225 Düsseldorf, Germany
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- Sorbonne Universités, UPMC Univ Paris 06, CNRS-UMR 7588, Institut des NanoSciences de Paris, 4 place Jussieu, 75005 Paris, France
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- Department of Chemical Technology, School of Chemistry, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, 54124 Thessaloniki, Greece
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- Laboratoire de Physique des Solides, CNRS UMR 8502, Université de Paris Saclay, 91405 Orsay, France
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- CNR - Institute of Condensed Matter Chemistry and Technologies for Energy Unit of Genoa, 16149 Genova, Italy
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- Laboratoire de Physique des Solides, CNRS UMR 8502, Université de Paris Saclay, 91405 Orsay, France
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- Laboratoire de Physique des Solides, CNRS UMR 8502, Université de Paris Saclay, 91405 Orsay, France
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- Laboratoire de Physique des Solides, CNRS UMR 8502, Université de Paris Saclay, 91405 Orsay, France
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- Max Planck Institute for Dynamics and Self-Organization, 37077 Göttingen, Germany
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- Institut für Materialphysik im Weltraum, Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt (DLR), 51170 Köln, Germany
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- Department TESXS Science Systems Engineering, Airbus Defence and Space, Claude Dornier Str., 88090 Immenstaad, Germany
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- Condensed Matter Physics Laboratory, Heinrich Heine University, 40225 Düsseldorf, Germany
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Ravera F, Dziza K, Santini E, Cristofolini L, Liggieri L. Emulsification and emulsion stability: The role of the interfacial properties. Adv Colloid Interface Sci 2021; 288:102344. [PMID: 33359938 DOI: 10.1016/j.cis.2020.102344] [Citation(s) in RCA: 81] [Impact Index Per Article: 27.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/30/2020] [Revised: 12/10/2020] [Accepted: 12/10/2020] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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In this review, we highlight and discuss the effects of interfacial properties on the major mechanisms governing the aging of emulsions: flocculation, coalescence and Ostwald ripening. The process of emulsification is also addressed, as it is well recognized that the adsorption properties of emulsifiers play an important role on it. The consolidated background on these phenomena is briefly summarised based on selected literature, reporting relevant findings and results, and discussing some criticalities. The typical experimental approaches adopted to investigate the above effects are also summarised, underlining in particular the role of adsorption at the droplet interface. Attention is paid to different types of surface-active species involved with emulsion production, including solid particles. The latter being of increasing interest in a wide variety of emulsions-related products and technologies in various fields. The possibility to stop the long term aging caused by Ostwald ripening in emulsions is also discussed, quantifying under which conditions it may occur in practice.
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Lorusso V, Orsi D, Salerni F, Liggieri L, Ravera F, McMillin R, Ferri J, Cristofolini L. Recent developments in emulsion characterization: Diffusing Wave Spectroscopy beyond average values. Adv Colloid Interface Sci 2021; 288:102341. [PMID: 33359963 DOI: 10.1016/j.cis.2020.102341] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/30/2020] [Revised: 12/09/2020] [Accepted: 12/10/2020] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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We report here an overview of current trends and a selection of recent results regarding the characterization of emulsions by Diffusing Wave Spectroscopy (DWS). We provide a synopsis of the state of the art of the DWS technique, and a critical discussion of experiments performed on samples in which Brownian and ballistic dynamics coexist. A novel analysis scheme is introduced for DWS experiments on creaming or sedimenting emulsions, allowing to extract not only average values for drop size and drop dynamics - as usual in DWS - but also properties related to the width of the distributions governing these quantities. This analysis scheme starts from a realistic Monte Carlo simulation of light diffusing in the volume of the sample and reaching the detector. This simulation is more accurate than the analytical expressions available for the idealized geometries normally used in DWS interpretation. By disentangling Brownian and ballistic motions we directly access the variance of velocity distribution, σv. In relatively unstable emulsions σv governs the frequency of drop-drop collisions and subsequent coalescence events. Furthermore, when gravity dominates dynamics, as in emulsions subject to sedimentation or creaming, σv is strongly related to the 2nd and 4th moments of drop size distribution. This novel analysis scheme is exemplified investigating freshly formed model emulsions. Results are validated by comparison with microscopy imaging. This analysis is then extended to emulsions with a much broader drop size distribution, resembling those that are planned to be investigated in microgravity by the Soft Matter Dynamics facility onboard the International Space Station (ISS). This review is concluded by sketching some promising directions, and suggesting useful complementarities between DWS and other techniques, for the characterization of transient regimes in emulsions, and of destabilization processes of great practical importance.
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- Valentina Lorusso
- Department of Mathematical Physical and Computer Sciences, University of Parma, Parma, Italy
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- Department of Mathematical Physical and Computer Sciences, University of Parma, Parma, Italy
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- Department of Mathematical Physical and Computer Sciences, University of Parma, Parma, Italy
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- Institute of Condensed Matter Chemistry and Technologies for Energy - CNR, Department of Genova, Italy
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- Institute of Condensed Matter Chemistry and Technologies for Energy - CNR, Department of Genova, Italy
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- Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond (VA), USA
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- Department of Mathematical Physical and Computer Sciences, University of Parma, Parma, Italy; Institute of Condensed Matter Chemistry and Technologies for Energy - CNR, Department of Genova, Italy.
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Salerni F, Orsi D, Santini E, Liggieri L, Ravera F, Cristofolini L. Diffusing wave spectroscopy for investigating emulsions: II. Characterization of a paradigmatic oil-in-water emulsion. Colloids Surf A Physicochem Eng Asp 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.colsurfa.2019.123724] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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