Effects of surfactant transport on high internal phase emulsions under shear: a combined rheological and structural study

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dc.contributor.authorYaron, PNen_AU
dc.contributor.authorReynolds, PJen_AU
dc.contributor.authorMata, JPen_AU
dc.contributor.authorWhite, JWen_AU
dc.date.accessioned2023-11-17T02:37:26Zen_AU
dc.date.available2023-11-17T02:37:26Zen_AU
dc.date.issued2021-10-19en_AU
dc.date.statistics2023-11-12en_AU
dc.description.abstractWe report the change in rheological behavior of high-internal phase emulsions (HIPEs) under shear of a polyisobutylene-based (PIBSA) oil-soluble surfactant and with and without the addition of a water-soluble polyacrylamide (PAM) co-surfactant. We used a series of contrast-matched small-angle and ultra-small angle neutron scattering (SANS and USANS) coupled with in situ rheological measurements to track the locations of the surfactant and co-surfactant as a function of shear. This work follows a series of papers analyzing the structural variation and stability of emulsions stabilized with PIBSA and various mixtures of PIBSA/PAM under static and shear conditions. The emulsions’ sensitivity to aqueous/oil phase ratios, surfactant concentration, surfactant molecular weight, and polydispersity has been defined. The emulsions consist of almost spherical micron scale, highly polydisperse, aqueous droplets dispersed in a continuous oil phase with aqueous/oil phase ratios of about 9:1. The emulsions are rheologically unexceptional and follow previously established predictions and theory. The emulsions show refinement to higher viscosity after high shear, and shear thinning. The structural basis for its rheological behavior however does not follow theory. Shear dependent changes observed in the SANS data were tracked by SANS model parameters using a convolution of two well-established models. Shear thinning is explained by SANS observed shear disruption of inter-droplet bilayer links, causing deflocculation to more spherical, less linked, aqueous droplets. Refinement to higher viscosity is accompanied by droplet size reduction and loss of surfactant from the oil continuous phase. Refinement occurs because of shear-induced droplet anisotropy, which we have also observed in the SANS experiment. The observed anisotropy and emulsion refinement cannot be reproduced by either isolated molecule or mean-field models and require a more detailed consideration of interdroplet forces in the sheared fluid. Even at concentrations by the stability limit, a large percentage of surfactant(s) is dissolved as small n-mers or as larger reverse micelles that play an important part in stabilization of the emulsion under shear. Steady shear on PIBSA/PAM emulsions reduces the number of reverse surfactant micelles present in the both the continuous oil phase to provide the surfactant needed to cover the newly formed surface area as the emulsion refines to smaller droplet sizes. Surfactant adsorption to droplet interfaces is accomplished by two processes. The first draws soluble surfactant from the oil phase to the interface and lowers the concentration of dissolved n-meric surfactant. In parallel, oil-soluble reverse micelles begin to break up, allowing a shear rate dependent steady state to establish between the surfactant reservoirs and aqueous droplets. The application of low-shear rate recovery intervals allowed the recovery dynamics of the surfactant distribution to be observed. The results showed little reduction of the emulsion interfacial area upon return to its quiescent state, but a large recovery of the reverse micelle volume fraction that indicates the continuous phase acts as the reservoir of surfactant when the emulsion is under shear. Drastic changes in the rheological behavior of emulsions with PAM co-surfactant indicate different kinetics dictate surfactant and co-surfactant droplet adsorption. We report the effect of altering the chain length and concentration of PAM based co-surfactants (C12-PAM, C14-PAM, and C16-PAM) on the properties of the high-internal phase PIBSA emulsions under shear.en_AU
dc.identifier.articlenumber592gen_AU
dc.identifier.booktitleConference proceedings, 2011 AIChE annual meeting : Minneapolis, USA, October 16-21, 2011en_AU
dc.identifier.citationYaron, P. N., Reynolds, P. J., Mata, J. P., & White, J. W. (2011). Effects of surfactant transport on high internal phase emulsions under shear: a combined rheological and structural study. Paper presented to the 2011 AIChE Annual Meeting, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA, October 16-21, 2011. In Conference proceedings, 2011 AIChE annual meeting : Minneapolis, USA, October 16-21, 2011. New York: American Institute of Chemical Engineers. Retrieved from: https://www.aiche.org/conferences/aiche-annual-meeting/2011/proceeding/paper/592g-effects-surfactant-transport-on-high-internal-phase-emulsions-under-shear-combined-rheologicalen_AU
dc.identifier.conferenceenddate2021-10-21en_AU
dc.identifier.conferencename2011 AIChE Annual Meetingen_AU
dc.identifier.conferenceplaceMinneapolis, Minnesota, USAen_AU
dc.identifier.conferencestartdate2021-10-16en_AU
dc.identifier.isbn9780816910700en_AU
dc.identifier.placeofpublicationNew Yorken_AU
dc.identifier.urihttps://apo.ansto.gov.au/handle/10238/15201en_AU
dc.language.isoenen_AU
dc.publisherAmerican Institute of Chemical Engineersen_AU
dc.relation.urihttps://www.aiche.org/conferences/aiche-annual-meeting/2011/proceeding/paper/592g-effects-surfactant-transport-on-high-internal-phase-emulsions-under-shear-combined-rheologicalen_AU
dc.subjectShearen_AU
dc.subjectSurfactantsen_AU
dc.subjectEmulsionsen_AU
dc.subjectRheologyen_AU
dc.subjectSmall angle scatteringen_AU
dc.subjectViscosityen_AU
dc.titleEffects of surfactant transport on high internal phase emulsions under shear: a combined rheological and structural studyen_AU
dc.typeConference Presentationen_AU
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