Phase Transitions BT - Emulsion Science: Basic Principles

Abstract

Attractive interactions between droplets may induce flocculation and, depending on the respective density of the solvent and the droplets, sedimentation or creaming occurs. Flocculation is the process in which emulsion droplets aggregate, without rupture of the stabilizing film between them. Flocculation occurs when the total pairwise interaction between droplets becomes appreciably attractive at a given separation.