Studies on the Interfacial tension and surface tension of oil /water emulsion.

Sudhaker Dubey; Prashant Dwivedi; Kartikeya Dwivedi; Aarti Chaturvedi

Volume : V, Issue : VI, June - 2015

Studies on the Interfacial tension and surface tension of oil /water emulsion.

Sudhaker Dubey, Prashant Dwivedi, Kartikeya Dwivedi, Aarti Chaturvedi

Abstract :

This paper deals with the effect of the various factors on the interfacial tension and surface tension of oil/ water emulsions. The factors includes surfactant concentration, temperature, electrolyte, aging and cosurfactant. Interfacial tension has been emphasized a tool to test the efficiency of surfactant in forming oil/water emulsions as well as in maintaining their stability. Some workers in this field believe that interfacial tension is the only significant factor in the interface stability, since oil/water system is a system of two immiscible liquids and in which surfactant and co–surfactant must be added for lowering interfacial tension to form stable system.