Development of eco-friendly emulsions produced by microfluidization technique

Green solvents have recently attracted much attention due to the necessity of replacing traditional solvents. In this work, a mixture of eco-friendly solvents and a green surfactant have been utilized in emulsions with a potential use for agrochemicals. Results obtained show that the Microfluidizer®...

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Autores: Santos García, Jenifer, Trujillo-Cayado, Luis Alfonso, Calero Romero, Nuria, Alfaro Rodríguez, María del Carmen, Muñoz García, José
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión aceptada para publicación
Fecha de publicación:2016
País:España
Institución:Universidad de Sevilla (US)
Repositorio:idUS. Depósito de Investigación de la Universidad de Sevilla
OAI Identifier:oai:idus.us.es:11441/178898
Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/11441/178898
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jiec.2016.01.024
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Physical stability
Eco-friendly emulsions
Green surfactant
Rheology
Microfluidization
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Sumario:Green solvents have recently attracted much attention due to the necessity of replacing traditional solvents. In this work, a mixture of eco-friendly solvents and a green surfactant have been utilized in emulsions with a potential use for agrochemicals. Results obtained show that the Microfluidizer® was capable of producing very fine nanoemulsions (D₃ ᷂ ₂ = 280 nm).This contribution has demonstrated the significant role of the rheology to understand the destabilization processes which occur in emulsions with very similar DSD. Thus, we found the optimum homogenization pressure was 1034 bar (15,000 psi) on account of the lack of creaming and of low coalescence.