Vn. Izmailova et al., KINETIC-PARAMETERS OF THE DESTRUCTION OF FOAMS STABILIZED WITH MIXTURES OF GELATIN AND LOW-MOLECULAR-WEIGHT SURFACTANTS, Colloid journal of the Russian Academy of Sciences, 59(5), 1997, pp. 603-608
The kinetic parameters (rate constants of coalescence similar to 10(-4
) s(-1) and the activation energies similar to 30 kJ/mol) of the gravi
tational destruction of foams stabilized with mixtures of gelatin and
low-molecular-weight surfactants (cetylpiridinium chloride, CPC, and s
odium dodecyl sulfate, SDS) were determined. The decisive role of the
structural-rheological parameters of the adsorption layers of foam fil
ms was demonstrated. The coefficients of linear correlation between th
e structural-rheological parameters of foam films and the rate constan
t of coalescence of foams were equal to 0.8-0.9.