Chitin nanocrystals: A promising alternative to synthetic surfactants for stabilizing oil-in-water emulsions

Oil-in-water emulsions are used in a variety of applications, but they are often unstable and can break down over time due to different mechanisms such as flocculation and coalescence, as well as gravitational separation, like creaming and sedimentation, which can occur either independently or concu...

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Main Authors: Haithm Salah Hagar, Shiferaw Regassa Jufar, Jang Hyun Lee, Najib Al-mahbashi, M. Basheer Alameen, Sunil Kwon, Ahmad Hussaini Jagaba, Upaka Rathnayake
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2023-12-01
Series:Case Studies in Chemical and Environmental Engineering
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666016423002086