Industrial emulsions are among the responsible factors for serious destructive environmental issues. Surfactants are considered as the stabilizing agents functioned in the emulsions through different processes. In this study, the effect of natural clinoptilolite zeolite particles added to dodecane-in-water emulsion was evaluated by investigating the surfactant-zeolite interaction to find the features of zeolite to destabilize the emulsion. Zeolite particles are anticipated to have capabilities for interaction with the surfactants stabilized the emulsion, resulting in their adsorption on the surfaces of zeolite particles based on the corresponding surface characteristics. The measurements of surface tension and interfacial tension showed the remarkable removal of cationic surfactant molecules from both the continuous phase and oil-water interface by adding zeolite particles. Also, those interactions created between the particles and cationic surfactants were evaluated by measuring the zeta potential and contact angle of zeolite particles, before and after they were added to the emulsion.

工业乳液是造成严重破坏性环境问题的重要因素之一。表面活性剂被认为是通过不同方法在乳液中起作用的稳定剂。在这项研究中，通过研究表面活性剂与沸石的相互作用，发现沸石使乳液不稳定的特性，评估了将天然斜发沸石分子筛添加到水中十二烷的乳液中的效果。预期沸石颗粒具有与表面活性剂相互作用的能力，从而使乳液稳定，从而基于相应的表面特性使其吸附在沸石颗粒的表面上。表面张力和界面张力的测量结果表明，通过添加沸石颗粒，阳离子表面活性剂分子从连续相和油水界面中均得到了显着去除。同样，在将颗粒加入阳离子乳液之前和之后，通过测量沸石的ζ电势和接触角来评估在颗粒与阳离子表面活性剂之间产生的那些相互作用。