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Emulsion Characterisation

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Dynamic Pulsed-Field-Gradient NMR

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Emulsions are dispersions of oil and water classified according to the nature of the continuous phase. The simplest classification is water-in-oil emulsions and oil-in-water emulsion. A variety of pulsed field gradient nuclear magnetic resonance (PFG NMR) experiments will be presented, providing data that can be converted into droplet size distributions (DSD), water profiles or surface to volume profiles. PFG NMR is a versatile technique, and often there are several possible methods to determine the DSD. How to choose the appropriate method is discussed, as it sometimes may be a challenge to select the best sequence for a given emulsion system. As the key to successful droplet size measurements is proper resolution of the water signal from the crude oil, this will also be given a thorough treatment, along with artefacts that may interfere with this process.

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Sørland, G.H. (2014). Emulsion Characterisation. In: Dynamic Pulsed-Field-Gradient NMR. Springer Series in Chemical Physics, vol 110. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-44500-6_7

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