a. The concentration of sulphuide ore by froth flotation process is based on emulsification. b. Phenyl, used as disinfectant, is an emulsion of oil in water c. Milk is an emulsion of fat in water. d. Butter is an emusion of water dispersed in fat
Give some examples of emulsions that you come across in daily life.
Emulsions are also the colloidal solutions in which disperse phase as well as dispersion medium are liquids. It may be oil in water or water in oil type. Bancroft proposed that the phase in which the emulsifier is more soluble becomes the outer phase of the emulsion. Emulsififers can be used to stabilize the emulsion. Soaps, detergents, proteins and gum, etc., are used as emulsifiers. Milk is an emulsion in which: