TURBIDITY MEASUREMENTS AS A TECHNIQUE FOR EVALUATION OF WATER-IN-OIL EMULSION STABILITY

Abstract

ABSTRACT Stability of water-in-paraffinic oil (w/o) emulsions has been studied using turbidity measurements of diluted systems at 400 and 800 nm. The method has been found most suitable for detennination of the required HLB, amount and type of emulsifier, and the inner water phase fraction. The technique has been compared to other known methods and a good correlation was obtained.