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  • Materials Science
  • Colloid and Surface Chemistry

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  • Pickering emulsions offer an alternative to conventional emulsions stabilized by surfactants.
  • Janus particles, with distinct surface properties, are promising candidates for Pickering emulsion stabilization.
  • Developing scalable synthesis methods for functional Janus particles is crucial for practical applications.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To synthesize gram-scale iron-based mushroom-type Janus particles with controllable morphologies.
  • To investigate the efficacy of these Janus particles as surfactants for Pickering emulsions.
  • To explore the tunability and stability of the resulting emulsions.

Main Methods:

  • Gram-scale synthesis of Janus particles composed of poly(styrene-co-divinylbenzene) and silica.
  • Characterization of Janus particle morphologies.
  • Emulsification of toluene-water and vegetable oil-water systems using the synthesized Janus particles.
  • Investigation of emulsion properties (phase, stability, separation) under varying conditions.

Main Results:

  • Successful gram-scale synthesis of iron-based mushroom-type Janus particles.
  • Stabilization of toluene-water and vegetable oil-water Pickering emulsions, predominantly water-in-oil (w/o).
  • Tunable emulsion properties, including phase inversion to oil-in-water (o/w), by adjusting particle morphology and oil-water ratio.
  • Emulsions exhibited excellent stability against coalescence and sedimentation.
  • Easy separation of emulsions using centrifugation or magnetic force.

Conclusions:

  • Iron-based mushroom-type Janus particles are effective surfactants for creating stable Pickering emulsions.
  • The morphology of Janus particles and system parameters allow for fine-tuning of emulsion characteristics.
  • These Janus particles serve as versatile building blocks for designing nanostructures with specific properties.