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COLLOIDS AND SURFACES A-PHYSICOCHEMICAL AND ENGINEERING ASPECTS
Volume 626, Issue -, Pages -Publisher
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DOI: 10.1016/j.colsurfa.2021.126994
Keywords
Oil recovery; Antifoams; Yeast cells; Capillary number; Microcapillaries
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Funding
- Coordenacao de Aperfeicoamento de Pessoal de Nivel Superior -Brazil (CAPES) [001]
- Sao Paulo Research Foundation -FAPESP [2017/18109-0, 2019/07744-1]
- Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Cientifico e Tecnologico -(CNPq), Brazil [140700/20170]
- CNPq [140283/2013-7, 307168/2016-6, 423960/2016-4]
- FAPESP [2011/06083-0, 2004/08517-3, EMU 2009/54137-1]
- MCTIC/CNPq [435803/2018-2]
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Undesirable oil-in-water emulsions formed during biotechnological processes hinder the recovery of oil-based bioproducts. A thorough understanding of the formation and stability of emulsions, as well as careful selection of antifoaming agents, is crucial to address this issue. While antifoams can promote the formation of oil-phase emulsions, different antifoaming agents may have varying effects on emulsion stability.
Undesirable oil-in-water (O/W) emulsions are typically developed and stabilized during biotechnological processes, hampering the recovery of oil-based bioproducts. Such emulsions emerge in the fermentation medium due not only to the process conditions, but mainly to the broth composition. In this light, an in-depth study of the formation and stability of these colloidal systems is paramount to establish an appropriate formulation, especially considering some highly relevant components for bioprocesses (such as antifoams). In general, antifoams are added to the fermentation broth with little control, although they can potentially lead to the formation of undesirable emulsions. In this context, we analyzed O/W emulsions stabilized by yeast cells and two widely used antifoaming agents (Pluronic L81 and Antifoam C) within microfluidic glass capillaries to perform a highthroughput analysis and reveal the role of these components in the formation of stable emulsions. In general, both antifoams and yeast cells enabled the formation of droplets depending on the characteristics of the oily phase, but marked differences were observed in the stability of the formed emulsions. For instance, Pluronic L81 allowed the formation of a highly stable emulsion, while Antifoam C produced droplets more susceptible to destabilization. Such results indicate that a particular choice of the pair antifoam-oily phase can facilitate the destabilization process and even impair the mechanism of droplet formation.
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