Emulsification advantage

Attention is directed to the great advantage of continuous extraction over manual shaking in a separatory funnel for liquids or for solutions which tend to froth or which lead to emulsification comparatively little difficulty is experienced in the continuous extraction process. 

This relation also holds for the average droplet size and a doubling of Z with other factors retained causes a reduction in average droplet size by 25%. Z is the energy density per time and this feature is to the advantage of emulsification using a homogenizer as compared to the process with a stirrer (Fig. 3). 

One consequence of the Z dependence is that the higher energy density per volume may be used to advantage by emulsification of the dispersed phase into a reduced amount of the continuous phase, followed by dilution. A reduced amount of the continuous phase means an increased value of Z, because the energy input is dissipated into a smaller volume. An exception to this rule is found if the continuous phase contains soHd particles. In such a case forces acting through the Hquid medium are not efficient for obvious reasons, and mechanical means such as a roUer mill should be used. 

Tausend Kandlejur eine Reaktion, Chemische Rundschau, February 2003 Industrial and institutional expert opinions general advantages of micro flow safety work of institutes particle precipitation pilot-scale operation challenges process control plugging miniature sensing and controlling emulsification market situation [204]. 

Steric stabilization is particularly useful and widely applied during emulsification processes. One major advantage compared to electrostatic stabilization is the relative insensitivity towards added electrolytes. An auxiliary effect promoting dispersion stability is the significant viscosity increase of the dispersion medium. 

One of the most important advantages of the bio-based processes is operation under mild conditions however, this also poses a problem for its integration into conventional refining processes. Another issue is raised by the water solubility of the biocatalysts and the biocatalyst miscibility in oil. The development of new reactor designs, product or by-product recovery schemes and oil-water separation systems is, therefore, quite important in enabling commercialization. Emulsification is thus a necessary step in the process however, it should be noted that highly emulsified oil can pose significant downstream separation problems. 

AS As are prepared from alk-l-enes (cr-olefins) by catalytic isomerisation, followed by an addition reaction with maleic anhydride (Figure 7.20). The location of the double bond in the alkene is important and it has been shown that the internal alkenes are much more effective than or-olefins. The probable explanation for this is that the AS As derived from cr-olefins, being solids at room temperature, require higher temperatures for emulsification than the ASAs derived from isomerised olefins. The main advantage of ASA is that it is very reactive and, unlike AKD, no heat treatment is necessary and full sizing develops immediately off the paper machine. 

All these parameters are very close to the requirements which a long-term ocular endotamponade has to fulfil. Also the in vivo tests in a rabbit eye model were extremely promising no emulsification, no changes in the vascular structure of the retina and no increase of the intra-ocular pressures. All negative side effects, seen with the monomeric FCLs, seemed to be eliminated. In addition, some additional advantages could be claimed reduced tissue penetration and the potential to dissolve drugs [44,45]. 

There exists, in the literature on high internal phase emulsions, a small number of publications on possible applications of HIPEs, involving a diverse range of topics. The production of petroleum gels as safety fuels is one such example [124,125] this was mentioned in the section on non-aqueous HIPEs. The main advantage over conventional fuels is the prevention of spillage, which reduces the risk of fire in an accident. Also, studies on the flash-point of emulsified fuels [127] showed a considerable increase, compared to the liquid state, for commercial multicomponent fuels. In addition, there may be an enhancement of the efficiency of combustion of the fuel on emulsification, as it is known that a small amount of water in fuel can improve its performance [19]. 

SPEs offer distinctive advantages over conventional liquid-liquid extractions. They are relatively fast, require small sample size, eliminate emulsification problems, provide the possibility of performing both cleanup and preconcentration of the extract in one analytical step, and offer high precision. Another great advantage of SPEs over liquid-liquid extractions is solvent savings. Unlike liquid-liquid extractions that often require hundreds of milliliters for single or multiple extractions, SPEs require only a few milliliters of solvents for analyte extraction and cleanup. 

The distinguishing feature of membrane emulsification technique is that droplet size is controlled primarily by the choice of the membrane, its microchannel structure and few process parameters, which can be used to tune droplets and emulsion properties. Comparing to the conventional emulsification processes, the membrane emulsification permits a better control of droplet-size distribution to be obtained, low energy, and materials consumption, modular and easy scale-up. Nevertheless, productivity (m3/day) is much lower, and therefore the challenge in the future is the development of new membranes and modules to keep the known advantages and maximize productivity. 

A peculiar advantage of membrane emulsification is that both droplet sizes and size distributions may be carefully and easily controlled by choosing suitable membranes and focusing on some fundamental process parameters reported below. Membrane emulsification is also an efficient process, since the energy-density requirement (energy input per cubic meter of emulsion produced, in the range of 104-106 J m-3) is low with respect to other conventional mechanical methods (106-108 J m-3), especially for emulsions with droplet diameters smaller than 1 (4m [1]. The lower energy density requirement also improves the quality and functionality... 

Each type of device has specific advantages and disadvantages. The batch emulsification is suitable for laboratory-scale investigations. The construction of the device is simple and handling during emulsification as well as for cleaning. Crossflow membrane emulsification is used when it is important that a proper adjustment of all process parameters and larger amounts of emulsion have to be produced. 

In this context, the Morinaga Milk Industry (Japan) developed and commercialized a very low fat spread using membrane emulsification technology [59, 60]. The advantages in the production of low-fat spreads made the process one of the first... 

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