Emulsions that mix immiscible liquids are central to products from food to cosmetics. For instance, emulsions like mayonnaise mix liquids that don’t normally blend. They require added molecules called ...

Research by Saudi Arabian Basic Industries Corp. (SABIC) shows that colloid chemistry analytical tools combined with advanced analytics enable clearer understanding of the emulsion properties.

DURING the last few months, five emulsions formed during extractions, and unbreakable by any of the usual methods, have been broken rapidly and completely by addition of a wetting agent under the ...

Silicone emulsions are commonly used on food packaging assembly lines to provide a low coefficient of friction for faster processing and antistatic properties on plastic food containers which prevents ...

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