Droplet breakup mechanisms in premix membrane emulsification and related microfluidic channels

A Nazir, GT Vladisavljević - Advances in Colloid and Interface Science, 2021 - Elsevier
Premix membrane emulsification (PME) is a pressure driven process of droplet breakup,
caused by their motion through membrane pores. The process is widely used for high …

Visualization of droplet break-up in pre-mix membrane emulsification using microfluidic devices

E van der Zwan, K Schroën, K van Dijke… - Colloids and Surfaces A …, 2006 - Elsevier
To investigate the break-up of emulsion droplets in pre-mix or dead-end membrane
emulsification, a microscopic study was conducted in microfluidic devices. Channels with …

Theoretical and experimental studies of drop size in membrane emulsification–single pore studies of hydrodynamic detachment of droplets

J Zawala, K Szczepanowicz, P Warszynski - Colloids and Surfaces A …, 2015 - Elsevier
Single pore set-up with the drop detachment process observed by high speed CCD camera
is a convenient system to study basic processes governing formation of emulsions by cross …

Preparation of microemulsions and nanoemulsions by membrane emulsification

GT Vladisavljević - Colloids and Surfaces A: Physicochemical and …, 2019 - Elsevier
This paper is an overview of the applications of microporous membranes for preparation of
micro/nano-emulsions. Membrane emulsification offers compact devices for preparation of …

Liquid dispersion in premix emulsification within porous membrane structures

N Hornig, U Fritsching - Journal of Membrane Science, 2016 - Elsevier
Liquid/liquid multiphase dispersion processes are studied within porous membrane
structures for emulsification. In membrane emulsification, a liquid premix is dispersed by …

Premix emulsification: A review

A Nazir, K Schroën, R Boom - Journal of Membrane Science, 2010 - Elsevier
Membrane emulsification is known to be a mild technique that renders narrowly dispersed
emulsions at energy inputs that are orders of magnitude lower than in traditional …

Force balance conditions for droplet formation in cross-flow membrane emulsifications

G De Luca, E Drioli - Journal of colloid and interface science, 2006 - Elsevier
The membrane emulsification process is becoming of growing interest in many industrial
fields. For monitoring the influence of process and membrane parameters on the droplet …

[HTML][HTML] Preparation of oil-in-water nanoemulsions at large-scale using premix membrane emulsification and Shirasu Porous Glass (SPG) membranes

O Alliod, JP Valour, S Urbaniak, H Fessi… - Colloids and surfaces a …, 2018 - Elsevier
Nanoemulsions are increasingly used in cosmetics, pharmaceutics and food. They are
produced usually by low or high energy techniques. In this study, a process involving …

Evaluating interfacial shear and strain stress during droplet deformation in micro-pores

T Wollborn, L Luhede, U Fritsching - Physics of Fluids, 2019 - pubs.aip.org
The formulation of high quality emulsions is a key challenge in many industrial applications.
The premix emulsification process in porous membranes enables the generation of tailored …

Drop Detachment from a Micro‐Engineered Membrane Surface in a Dynamic Membrane Emulsification Process

S Holzapfel, E Rondeau, P Muehlich… - Chemical …, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
Drop size distribution is an important characteristic of emulsions, probably the most crucial
one for their use in various applications. Here, a pilot‐scale apparatus with a cone‐shaped …