Foamability of aqueous solutions: Role of surfactant type and concentration

B Petkova, S Tcholakova, M Chenkova… - Advances in colloid and …, 2020 - Elsevier
In this paper we study the main surface characteristics which control the foamability of
solutions of various surfactants. Systematic series of experiments with anionic, cationic and …

A critical review of the growth, drainage and collapse of foams

J Wang, AV Nguyen, S Farrokhpay - Advances in colloid and interface …, 2016 - Elsevier
This review focuses on the current knowledge regarding (i) the mechanisms governing
foamability and foam stability, and (ii) models for the foam column kinetics. Although different …

Effect of polysaccharide polymers on the surface and foam properties of aqueous film-forming foam

W Kang, L Yan, F Ding, Z Xu - Colloid and Interface Science …, 2021 - Elsevier
Three kinds of polysaccharide polymers were used as the proposed foam stabilizers in
aqueous film-forming foam (AFFF). The effect of polysaccharide polymers on viscosity …

Structure formation of PNIPAM microgels in foams and foam films

M Kühnhammer, K Gräff, E Loran, O Soltwedel… - Soft matter, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
Responsive aqueous foams are very interesting from a fundamental point of view and for
various applications like foam flooding or foam flotation. In this study thermoresponsive …

Gallium bioionflotation using rhamnolipid: Influence of frother addition and foam properties

M Chakankar, A Oestreich, K Pollmann… - Separation and …, 2024 - Elsevier
The current study investigated the application of rhamnolipid biosurfactant as an ion
collector in bioionflotation. In a top-down approach, the influence of rhamnolipid on gallium …

[HTML][HTML] White asparagus stem proteins, from waste to interface stabilizer in food foams

A de Groot, LMC Sagis, J Yang - Food Hydrocolloids, 2024 - Elsevier
White asparagus stems are a large waste stream that, despite having a high nutritional
quality, is currently underutilized. Plant waste stream utilization is often based on extensive …

Foamability of surfactant solutions: Interplay between adsorption and hydrodynamic conditions

B Petkova, S Tcholakova, N Denkov - Colloids and Surfaces A …, 2021 - Elsevier
The foamability of surfactant solutions depends strongly on the adsorption properties of the
surfactants, their concentrations, and the foaming test used for foam generation. The aim of …

[HTML][HTML] Surface and foam properties of polyvinyl alcohol solutions

V Georgiev, Z Mitrinova, N Genchev… - Colloids and Surfaces A …, 2024 - Elsevier
The surface, film, and foam properties of six polyvinyl alcohols (PVA) with different degrees
of hydrolysis (DH) and molecular weights were studied and compared with the properties of …

Foaming behavior of fluorocarbon surfactant used in fire-fighting: The importance of viscosity and self-assembly structure

X Yu, F Li, H Fang, X Miao, J Wang, R Zong… - Journal of Molecular …, 2021 - Elsevier
In this work, we systematically investigated the foaming behavior of a zwitterionic
fluorocarbon surfactant (FC1157) used in fire-fighting. Two different foaming methods were …

Investigating synergism and antagonism of binary mixed surfactants for foam efficiency optimization in high salinity

M Agneta, L Zhaomin, Z Chao, G Gerald - Journal of Petroleum Science …, 2019 - Elsevier
Foam is considered as a promising candidate in petroleum industry for liquid unloading and
improving gas mobility control during gas injection for Enhanced oil recovery (EOR) among …