SOME APPLICATIONS OF EMULSIONS

This overview describes some applications of emulsions in industry. The first part deals with milk and the dairy industry, which involve complex emulsion systems stabilized by natural surfactants. This is followed by a description of emulsions in the food industry in which complex recipes are required and storage stability becomes an important issue. The third application of emulsions is in pharmacy and is concerned with providing suitable systems for injecting insoluble drugs. Other systems include blood substitutes and emulsions used in chemotherapy. Cosmetic emulsions have been by far the most commonly used systems for many centuries. The interaction of emulsions with skin is briefly described. Another application of emulsions is in agriculture, where active substances for treating plants and soils have often been formulated as emulsions. The last part of this overview deals with the application of bitumen emulsions in road construction techniques.