Journal article
Synergistic Stabilization of Emulsions and Emulsion Gels with Water-Soluble Polymers and Cellulose Nanocrystals
Abstract
The effect of water-soluble polymers on the properties of Pickering emulsions stabilized by cellulose nanocrystals (CNCs) was investigated. Pretreatment of CNCs with excess adsorbing polymer, hydroxyethyl cellulose (HEC) or methyl cellulose (MC), gave smaller and more stable dodecane-in-water emulsion droplets compared to either polymer or CNCs alone, i.e., synergistic stabilization. By contrast, dextran, which does not adsorb on CNCs, gave …
Authors
Hu Z; Patten T; Pelton R; Cranston ED
Journal
ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering, Vol. 3, No. 5, pp. 1023–1031
Publisher
American Chemical Society (ACS)
Publication Date
May 4, 2015
DOI
10.1021/acssuschemeng.5b00194
ISSN
2168-0485