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COLLOIDS AND SURFACES A-PHYSICOCHEMICAL AND ENGINEERING ASPECTS
卷 666, 期 -, 页码 -出版社
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DOI: 10.1016/j.colsurfa.2023.131330
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Emulsion breaking; MRT2 mapping; MR Spatially resolvedT2; MRT1-T2 relaxation correlation; W; O; W emulsion; Emulsions dynamics
This study used spatially resolved T2 distributions to examine the instability of emulsions, revealing changes in the relaxation times of oil and water during emulsion breaking. By comparing peak T2 values with bulk T2 values of different components, phase environments can be understood. Water and oil content in each layer was resolved by using peak areas of the T2 distribution. The results of this study were consistent with optical microscopy images, providing full spatial and temporal information on evolving phases and kinetics of phase dynamics in emulsion breaking.
Emulsion stability is important in many environmental and industrial applications. Unstable emulsions tend to have a layered structure which will evolve in space and time. Magnetic Resonance (MR) is a nondestructive method that can be used to study emulsion instability based on relaxation times (T1, T2), and/or diffusion (D). The bulk transverse relaxation lifetime (T2) is the most useful parameter for analysis. Since breaking of emulsions creates different layers and phases, spatially resolved T2 data is more valuable than bulk whole sample data. Previous literature studies were principally based on bulk T1, T2 or self-diffusion measurements without spatial resolution. In this study, for the first time, spatially resolved T2 distributions were used to examine oil and water behavior during emulsion breaking.Diluted bitumen was used as the oil phase in a synthetic emulsion. Measurements undertaken included spatially resolved T2 distribution measurements and T1-T2 relaxation correlation measurements. The results reveal changes in the relaxation times of oil and water caused by changes in the dynamics of the water and oil during emulsion breaking. In each layer of the sample, comparing peak T2 values with bulk T2 values of different components gives an insight into phase environments. Water and oil content in each layer was resolved by using peak areas of the T2 distribution. The results of T2 distribution imaging were consistent with optical microscopy images, which showed W/O emulsions in the oil dominant region and complex W/O/W emulsions in the water dominant region of the sample. With the above information one can obtain full spatial and temporal information on evolving phases as well as kinetics of phase dynamics in emulsion breaking.
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