Emulsion dispersion

An emulsion dispersion is thermoplastics or elastomers suspended in a liquid state by means of emulsifiers.

The surfactant molecules adsorb on the surface of emulsion by creating a dispersion of droplets,[3] which reduces interfacial tension and retards particle flocculation during mixing.

[2][4][5] The idea of the emulsion dispersion inspired by emulsification of liquid natural rubber (LNR), from particle size analysis and optical microscopy results showed that the droplet size of emulsion of LNR with higher molecular weight is greater than that of the lower molecular weight.

[5] Results of differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) thermogram indicated a single glass transition temperature (Tg) showed that the blends were compatible and scanning electron microscopy (SEM) micrograph showed no phase separation between blend components.

In addition, exfoliated HDPE/LNR/montmorillonite nanocomposites were successfully achieved by using emulsion dispersion technique as well.