Mandal baroda college of pharmacy, vadodara, india. As nouns the difference between emulsion and microemulsion is that emulsion is a stable suspension of small droplets of one liquid in another with which it is immiscible while microemulsion is a stable emulsion that is clear because the individual droplets of the dispersed phase are less than 100 nanometers in diameter. In this type, another layer is formed outside the ow or wo microemulsions. Lindman 1 a microemulsion is a system of water, oil and an amphiphile which is a single optically isotropic and thermodynamically stable liquid solution. The micro emulsion region has a relatively small width in the surfactant concentration direction and one enters a narrow twophase area microemulsionlamellar phase followed by a lamellar onephase area, which prevails up to high surfactant concentrations. Characterization of microemulsions prepared using isopropyl. Microemulsion definition of microemulsion by merriamwebster. Macro and microemulsions masahiko abe faculty of science. Thus, i would like to talk about what is emulsion, what are the main characteristics of emulsions, what are the existing methods for preparations of emulsions and how to make simple emulsions. Chapter 11 micro macro emulsions lunds universitet.
Interfacial tension, measurement, effect of surfactant on oil. The research interest is preparation and characterization of oilinwater and waterinoil emulsions. Some of the physical and chemical properties of the samples are discussed. Microemulsions are mixtures of oil, surfactant, and water that form spontaneously on bringing the three components together 69. Sylvatex has developed a sophisticated recipe for a micro emulsion that will dramatically reduce costs for the petroleum industry, and allow refiners to economically meet the lcfs demands upon them, while expanding their operating margins. Microemulsions are thermodynamically stable, and their formation is facilitated by the ultralow interfacial tension of these systems, which leads to. Pdf a systematic study of sheartolerant microemulsion. A reverse microemulsion differs from an emulsion in that the tail. Fluid loss control, formation damage prevention and mitigation are critical issues that affect hydraulic fracturing productivity in the low permeability gas reservoirs. Preparing a silicone microemulsion with cosurfactant. Onephase micro emulsion me, ow emulsion, wo emulsion, and liquid crystalline phases lc. Microemulsions are also called as transparent emulsion, swollen micelle and micellar solution. Formulation and evaluation of microemulsionbased hydrogel. Emulsion in which the particles of the dispersed phase have diameters from approximately 1 to 100.
The average diameter of droplets in macroemulsion usually referred to as an emulsion is close to one millimeter i. Armenta, in comprehensive analytical chemistry, 2011. The microemulsion system thus, shows a structural change from oil continuous system to water continuous, which has higher viscosities than the former 34. Like multiple emulsion, sometimes multiple microemulsion are also possible. Macroemulsions comprise large droplets and thus are unstable in the sense that the droplets sediment or float, depending on the densities of the dispersed phase and dispersion medium. The microemulsion definition provided by danielson and lindman in 1981 will be used as the point of reference. Macro and microemulsion silicone softeners on polyester fibers. The clear appearance of microemulsion is another difference in comparison to the emulsion which is turbid. For a sufficiently rapid quench we have an emulsion with exactly the same molecular structure as the microemulsion.
For viscosity determination of microemulsion based hydrogel, 175 g of microemulsion based hydrogel was filled in a 250 ml beaker and the viscosity was measured by using spindle number lv4. A microemulsion formulation of cyclosporine, named neoral has been introduced to replace sandimmune, a crude oilinwater emulsion of cyclosporine formulation. The emulsion containing oil as dispersed phase in the form of fine droplets in aqueous phase is termed as oilin water 0w emulsion, whereas the emulsion. Ow micro emulsions the charged head group of the microemulsion droplets is the driving force for producing ow micro emulsion this also increases temperature stability can be used as carriers for a wide number of organic compounds malik m. It is possible that spherulites are only outofequilibrium transient lamellar phases induced by mechanical work yet to be. Macro and micro emulsion emulsion chemical engineering. The for mation of final emulsion droplets can be viewed as the stepwise pro cess. Thus, i would like to talk about what is emulsion, what are the main characteristics of emulsions. Application of emulsions and microemulsions in enhanced. What are the differences between microemulsion and nanoemulsion microemulsion have globules size range 10 100 nm. Micro and macro emulsion polymerization of d4 microemulsion and macroemulsion polymerization of octamethylcyclotetrasiloxane. The term microemulsion was first used even later by schulman et al. Record the volumes of water v belonging to the emulsion, gel and.
Both categories will be described using a typical oil o and water w immiscible fluid pairing. In this work, we propose that micro emulsion fracturing fluids should be used to. One of the main differences between macroemulsions and microemulsions is that the. Stability of multiple emulsions emulsion stability is a phenomenon, which depends upon the equilibrium between water, oil and surfactant. No property microemulsion emulsion 1 appearance transparent or translucent cloudy. An emulsion prepared in this way can serve as a useful model system for studies of the ostwald ripening. Single emulsions can be sub divided into two different types. This paper is an attempt to summarise comparative aspects like definition, theories, types, methods of preparations, advantages, disadvantages and methods. Lipid dosage forms are attractive delivery systems for hydrophobic drug molecules. Microemulsions a brief introduction 5 microemulsions one must consider all kind of the interactions existing between the components present in the system, i. A new type of hierarchically porous zsm5type zeolite, hpzsm, with well defined macro meso microporous structures was facilely synthesized via a simple steamassisted conversion route in the presence of ethanol. Emulsions macroemulsion are dispersions made up of two immiscible. The cosurfactants are generally intermediate chain length alcohols such as pentanol.
A solidinoilinwater ow insulin microemulsion following sublingual administration showed drop in serum glucose level of 4050% at a low dose 5 iukg compared to subcutaneous 1 iukg 180. This category of emulsions is generally thermodynamically unstable as the two phases tend to coalesce and separate due to the reduction in interfacial energies. Microemulsions, or emulsions, are isotropic mixtures of oil, water and surfactant. In another work it was reported a nonionic pdms emulsion. A comparative study jaber khanjania, mohammad zohuriaanmehr a, and shahla pazokifardb aadhesive and resin dept. The microemulsion concept was introduced in 1940s by hoar and schulman who generated a clear singlephase solution by triturating a milky emulsion with hexanol 1. The drapeability of treated samples was lower and found to depend on. Schulman in 1943, who reported a spontaneous emulsion of water and oil on addition of a strong surfaceactive agent 2. Macroemulsions versus microemulsions sciencedirect. May 30, 2015 in general ow microemulsion wo reverse microemulsion if the medium is free of oil then aggregates are very small, while the presence of oil makes large surfactant aggregates in general, all microemulsions are made of swollen micelles with oilwater inside them. Conservator chris stavroudis demonstrates how to prepare a silicone microemulsion system used for the cleaning of acrylic painted surfaces. This chapter discusses the application of emulsions and microemulsions in petroleum industry. Microemulsion is a form of emulsion with less droplet size, and hence higher stability, that occasionally used during eor and hydraulic fracturing to further improve the reservoir recovery and well production rate. Therefore, the disruption of droplets is a critical step in the process of emulsification.
Nov 21, 2014 the microemulsion definition provided by danielson and lindman in 1981 will be used as the point of reference. Emulsion, micro emulsion, nano emulsion, surface tension. Compare the appearance of macro and microemulsions. Unfortunately multiple emulsions are thermodynamically unstable. Thromboelastographic and pharmacokinetic profiles of micro. Emulsions part 3 microemulsions miniemulsions remarks to. Macro and micro emulsion free download as powerpoint presentation. Key difference between emulsions and microemulsions 1. Such a description, however, lacks precision since there are significant differences between microemulsions and ordinary emulsions or macroemulsions. Thromboelastographic and pharmacokinetic profiles of micro and macro emulsions of propofol in the swine timothy e. Pdf synthesis of a hierarchically macromesoporous zeolite.
The free energy of emulsion formation can be written in the form 10. One well, mw15 showed an increase in contaminant concentrations. Both micro emulsions and nano emulsions can be in the sub 100nm size. Macro emulsions comprise large droplets and thus are unstable in the sense that the droplets sediment or float, depending on the densities of the dispersed phase and dispersion medium. Microemulsions are thermodynamically stable, and their formation is facilitated by the ultralow interfacial tension of these systems, which leads to the formation of extremely small droplets of the dispersed phase.
Microemulsion is defined as microemulsion are clear, transparent, thermodynamically stable dispersions of oil and. Microemulsion definition is an emulsion in which the dispersed phase is in the form of very small droplets usually produced and maintained with the aid of surfactants and having diameters of from 50 to 500 angstroms. Pit microemulsion in three phase triangle contain as much water as oil winsor iii lund university physical chemistry tommy nylander summarizing the temperature effect. Emulsion is one of the popular system since many decades. The clear appearance of microemulsion is another difference in comparison to the emulsion which is.
The aim of the present study was to design novel ow microemulsion of glimepiride and to study its. Microemulsions are spontaneous and thermodynamically stables, while emulsions are difficult to form and lose stability in a short period of time. After emulsification, the interfacial area greatly increases, therefore, g ie is larger than that before emulsification. In fact, such an emulsion is easily prepared by taking the micro emulsion and cooling it rapidly into the twophase area. Macro and microemulsions masahiko abe faculty of science and.
What are the differences between microemulsion and. Garcia, a michael bewernitz, c hartmut derendorf, c manoj varshney, b nikolaus gravenstein, a, d dinesh o. Leakage of the contents from the inner aqueous phase. Emulsions can be categorized according to the size of droplets in the continuous phase flow. They prepared the first microemulsion by dispersing oil in an aqueous surfactants solution and adding an alcohol as a cosurfactant, leading to transparent. We have explored and developed microemulsion systems based on efficient anionic surfactants and glycol ether cosurfactants that are stable to temperature and compositional changes and yet employ low levels of nonvolatile surfactants. Application of emulsions and microemulsions in enhanced oil. The drapeability of treated samples was lower and found to depend on the. In contrast to ordinary emulsions which are kinetically stable but are thermodynamically unstable and will phase. After 2 months post 3d microemulsion and hrc primer injection, chlorinated solvent concentrations declined significantly in 7 of the 8 monitoring wells figure 2. During emulsion formation, the deformation is opposed by the laplace pressure. Rupture of the liquid film between to emulsion droplets. Neoral is formulated with a finer dispersion, giving it a more rapid and predictable absorption and less inter and intra patient variability 52.
Interfacial tension, measurement, effect of surfactant on oilwater interface. Compared with traditional macroemulsion propofol formulations currently in clinical use, microemulsion formulations of this common intravenous anesthetic may offer advantages. The schematic diagram of the basic three types of microemulsions is shown in fig. Separation of the dispersed and continuous phases usually occurs within time periods from a few. This structure is related with the spherulite structure onion structure, inverse vesicle. The key difference between emulsions and microemulsions18 table 1. They prepared the first microemulsion by dispersing oil in an aqueous surfactants solution and adding an alcohol as a cosurfactant, leading to transparent stable formulation. Microemulsion structure depends on salinity, water content, cosurfactant concentration and surfactant concentration. Pharmaceutical applications of emulsions widened especially after micro and nano emulsion emergence. A new ow emulsion for the oral administration of insulin has been developed using surfactantcoated insulin 174. Basic aspects of microemulsion microemulsion are fluid, transparent, thermodynamically stable oil and water system and stabilized by a surfactant usually in conjunction with cosurfactant. Synthesis of a hierarchically macromesoporous zeolite. Ow, wo nonionic surfactants surfactant mixtures micellar emulsions microemulsions ionic surfactants macroemulsions.
Micro emulsion mayur a chordiya department of pharmaceutics, snjbs ssdj college of pharmacy, india. Macroemulsions can be divided into two main categories based on if they are a single emulsion or a double or multiple emulsion group. Macro and microemulsion silicone softeners on polyester. The kinetics of microemulsion polymerization has much in common with emulsion polymerization kinetics, the most characteristic feature of which is the compartmentalization, where the radicals growing inside the particles are separated from each other, thus suppressing termination to a high extent and, as a consequence, providing high rates of. Interfacial tension, measurement, effect of surfactant on.
They are on the borderline between lyophobic and lyophilic colloids. The variation of the total surfactant amount g and surfactant mixture d leads to different dispersion types. Formulation and characterization of microemulsion system. Investigating application of non aqueous microemulsion for.
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