Foam Stabilization by Surfactant/SiO<sub>2</sub> Composite Nanofluids
This paper deals with the potential of aggregates of surfactant and SiO<sub>2</sub> nanoparticles as foam stabilizers for practical applications. The effects of different chain lengths and concentrations of the cationic surfactant <inline-formula><math xmlns="http://www.w3....
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| author | Fariza Amankeldi Miras Issakhov Peyman Pourafshary Zhanar Ospanova Maratbek Gabdullin Reinhard Miller |
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| description | This paper deals with the potential of aggregates of surfactant and SiO<sub>2</sub> nanoparticles as foam stabilizers for practical applications. The effects of different chain lengths and concentrations of the cationic surfactant <inline-formula><math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><semantics><mrow><msub><mrow><mi mathvariant="normal">C</mi></mrow><mrow><mi>n</mi></mrow></msub></mrow></semantics></math></inline-formula>TAB on the performance of <inline-formula><math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><semantics><mrow><msub><mrow><mi mathvariant="normal">C</mi></mrow><mrow><mi>n</mi></mrow></msub></mrow></semantics></math></inline-formula>TAB–SiO<sub>2</sub> nanofluids are examined to gain a comprehensive understanding of their ability to stabilize foam. The results indicate enhanced foam stability in the presence of SiO<sub>2</sub> nanoparticles. These findings help to better understand foam stabilization and its potential in various industrial applications such as enhanced oil recovery and foam-based separation processes. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-c94bd53eaa1d455fa040089dce0c5d892023-11-19T10:06:38ZengMDPI AGColloids and Interfaces2504-53772023-09-01735710.3390/colloids7030057Foam Stabilization by Surfactant/SiO<sub>2</sub> Composite NanofluidsFariza Amankeldi0Miras Issakhov1Peyman Pourafshary2Zhanar Ospanova3Maratbek Gabdullin4Reinhard Miller5Department of Colloid, Analytical Chemistry and Technology of Rare Elements, Al-Farabi Kazakh National University, Almaty 050000, KazakhstanSchool of Materials Science and Green Technology, Kazakh-British Technical University, Almaty 050000, KazakhstanSchool of Materials Science and Green Technology, Kazakh-British Technical University, Almaty 050000, KazakhstanDepartment of Colloid, Analytical Chemistry and Technology of Rare Elements, Al-Farabi Kazakh National University, Almaty 050000, KazakhstanSchool of Materials Science and Green Technology, Kazakh-British Technical University, Almaty 050000, KazakhstanInstitute of Soft Matter Physics, Technical University of Darmstadt, 64297 Darmstadt, GermanyThis paper deals with the potential of aggregates of surfactant and SiO<sub>2</sub> nanoparticles as foam stabilizers for practical applications. The effects of different chain lengths and concentrations of the cationic surfactant <inline-formula><math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><semantics><mrow><msub><mrow><mi mathvariant="normal">C</mi></mrow><mrow><mi>n</mi></mrow></msub></mrow></semantics></math></inline-formula>TAB on the performance of <inline-formula><math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><semantics><mrow><msub><mrow><mi mathvariant="normal">C</mi></mrow><mrow><mi>n</mi></mrow></msub></mrow></semantics></math></inline-formula>TAB–SiO<sub>2</sub> nanofluids are examined to gain a comprehensive understanding of their ability to stabilize foam. The results indicate enhanced foam stability in the presence of SiO<sub>2</sub> nanoparticles. These findings help to better understand foam stabilization and its potential in various industrial applications such as enhanced oil recovery and foam-based separation processes.https://www.mdpi.com/2504-5377/7/3/57foam stabilityalkyltrimethyl ammonium bromidessilicon dioxide nanoparticlescomposite foam |
| spellingShingle | Fariza Amankeldi Miras Issakhov Peyman Pourafshary Zhanar Ospanova Maratbek Gabdullin Reinhard Miller Foam Stabilization by Surfactant/SiO<sub>2</sub> Composite Nanofluids Colloids and Interfaces foam stability alkyltrimethyl ammonium bromides silicon dioxide nanoparticles composite foam |
| title | Foam Stabilization by Surfactant/SiO<sub>2</sub> Composite Nanofluids |
| title_full | Foam Stabilization by Surfactant/SiO<sub>2</sub> Composite Nanofluids |
| title_fullStr | Foam Stabilization by Surfactant/SiO<sub>2</sub> Composite Nanofluids |
| title_full_unstemmed | Foam Stabilization by Surfactant/SiO<sub>2</sub> Composite Nanofluids |
| title_short | Foam Stabilization by Surfactant/SiO<sub>2</sub> Composite Nanofluids |
| title_sort | foam stabilization by surfactant sio sub 2 sub composite nanofluids |
| topic | foam stability alkyltrimethyl ammonium bromides silicon dioxide nanoparticles composite foam |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2504-5377/7/3/57 |
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