Journal of the Korean Applied Science and Technology (한국응용과학기술학회지)
- Volume 17 Issue 3
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- Pages.167-173
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- 2000
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- 1225-9098(pISSN)
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- 2288-1069(eISSN)
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Manufacturing Process of Translucent Microemulsion and Its Stability
Translucent Microemulsion의 제조 공정과 안정성
- Bae, Duck-Hwan (LG Chemical, Cosmetics R&D Institute) ;
- Shin, Jae-Sup (Department of Chemistry, Chungbuk National University)
- Published : 2000.09.30
Abstract
The process variables for the manufacture of translucent microemulsion prepared with 2-octyl dodecanol, 12-hydroxy stearic acid cholesteryl , POE(40)HCO and 1,3-butandiol were examined initially (primary emulsion) and following aging for three months. The techniques empolyed in this study were particle size, turbidity, interfacial tension and microfluidizer. Particle size analysis and turbidity measurement to evaluate the emulsion stability were used. It was concluded that the process of the emulsification was an important indicator of the stability of the translucent microemulsion. From the particle size and and turbidity measurement of translucent microemulsion, adding the surfactant to the oil phase before the emulsification was found to be the most important factor for the stability of emulsions. We found that interfacial tension of the adding the surfactant to the oil phase is lower than that of the adding the surfactant to aqueous phase. In spite of hydrophilic surfactant, adding the surfactant to aqueous phase produced inferior emulsion to that to oil phase.
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