The viscosity of emulsions

Abstract

Emulsion systems have potential applications for the formulation and processing of the various products appearing in a variety of the rheological properties. This article reviews a series of works on the flow properties of emulsions integrating advances made in the area of rheology so as to obtain further insights into the dispersion state of emulsions. The contents are roughly divided into five sections; concept and type of emulsion state, viscosity equations, relative and intrinsic viscosities, effect of the dispersed globule size on the viscosity, and non-Newtonian flow. © 1989, The Society of Rheology, Japan. All rights reserved.