Pickering emulsions of alumina nanoparticles and bola-type selenium surfactant yield a fully recyclable aqueous phase
Shijie Yu, Haojie Zhang, Jianzhong Jiang, Zhenggang Cui, Wenshui Xia, Bernard P. Binks
Abstract
We report a redox-responsive Pickering emulsion stabilized by a selenium-based surfactant and alumina nanoparticles, in which separation of oil phase without residual surfactant and recycling of the Pickering emulsifiers from aqueous phase is possible after demulsification.
Topics & Concepts
Pickering emulsionPulmonary surfactantEmulsionChemical engineeringSeleniumYield (engineering)Aqueous solutionPhase (matter)NanoparticleAqueous two-phase systemChemistryMaterials scienceOrganic chemistryNanotechnologyComposite materialEngineeringPickering emulsions and particle stabilizationProteins in Food SystemsSurfactants and Colloidal Systems