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 …

Recent experimental advances for understanding bubble-particle attachment in flotation

Y **ng, X Gui, L Pan, BE Pinchasik, Y Cao, J Liu… - Advances in colloid and …, 2017 - Elsevier
Bubble-particle interaction is of great theoretical and practical importance in flotation.
Significant progress has been achieved over the past years and the process of bubble …

[BOOK][B] Handbook of surface and colloid chemistry

KS Birdi - 2008 - taylorfrancis.com
The third edition of this besteller covers the latest advancements in this rapidly growing field.
Focusing on analyses and critical evaluation of the subject, this new edition reviews the …

Superwettability of gas bubbles and its application: from bioinspiration to advanced materials

C Yu, P Zhang, J Wang, L Jiang - Advanced materials, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Gas bubbles in aqueous media are common and inevitable in, for example, agriculture and
industrial processes. The behaviors of gas bubbles on solid interfaces, including generation …

Emulsions in porous media: From single droplet behavior to applications for oil recovery

A Perazzo, G Tomaiuolo, V Preziosi, S Guido - Advances in colloid and …, 2018 - Elsevier
Emulsions are suspensions of droplets ubiquitous in oil recovery from underground
reservoirs. Oil is typically trapped in geological porous media where emulsions are either …

The application of atomic force microscopy in mineral flotation

Y **ng, M Xu, X Gui, Y Cao, B Babel, M Rudolph… - Advances in colloid and …, 2018 - Elsevier
During the past years, atomic force microscopy (AFM) has matured to an indispensable tool
to characterize nanomaterials in colloid and interface science. For imaging, a sharp probe …

Coalescence of bubbles with mobile interfaces in water

B Liu, R Manica, Q Liu, E Klaseboer, Z Xu, G **e - Physical review letters, 2019 - APS
The fluid flow inside a thin liquid film can be dramatically modified by the hydrodynamic
boundary condition at the interfaces. Aqueous systems can be easily contaminated by trace …

Mechanisms and modeling of bubble dynamic behaviors and mass transfer under gravity: a review

S Yan, X Wang, L Zhu, X Zhang, Z Luo - Chemical Engineering Science, 2023 - Elsevier
Bubbly flow is a prototypical two-phase flow problem. The dynamic behavior of bubbles
within a reactor is intrinsically linked to their transport, distribution, and mass transfer, all of …

Probing the hydrophobic interaction between air bubbles and partially hydrophobic surfaces using atomic force microscopy

C Shi, DYC Chan, Q Liu, H Zeng - The Journal of Physical …, 2014 - ACS Publications
The hydrophobic interaction plays an essential role in various natural phenomena and
industrial processes. Previous studies on the hydrophobic interaction focused mainly on the …

Measurement and analysis of forces in bubble and droplet systems using AFM

RF Tabor, F Grieser, RR Dagastine… - Journal of colloid and …, 2012 - Elsevier
The use of atomic force microscopy to measure and understand the interactions between
deformable colloids–particularly bubbles and drops–has grown to prominence over the last …