Inventors:
Liliana George - Centerport NY
Andrew J. Bevacqua - East Setauket NY
Gheorghe Cioca - Lake Grove NY
Michelle Matathia - Plainview NY
Charles Craig Tadlock - Islip Terrace NY
Assignee:
Color Access, Inc. - Melville NY
International Classification:
B01F 308
US Classification:
516 54, 516 69, 516 70, 516 73, 514938, 514943, 435839, 424401
Abstract:
The invention relates to a water-thin emulsion comprising a non-phospholipid, non-ethoxylated pseudoemulsifier system, the system having a chemical composition with at least one hydrophobic moiety and at least one polar moiety, the size, shape and/or planar arrangement of the hydrophobic and polar moieties being asymmetrical with respect to each other. The emulsion of the invention is prepared by high-pressure homogenization of a crude oil and water emulsion containing the pseudoemulsifier. The emulsions require little or no traditional emulsifier to maintain stability, and are particularly useful in the preparation of multiple emulsions.