Continuous production of hydroxyapatite Pickering emulsions using a mesostructured reactor

• Continuous production of stable Pickering emulsions using nano-hydroxyapatite. Tailor-made and small size droplet obtained. High-volume scale a mesostructured reactor (NETmix). Emulsions are used in wide range applications, including food cosmetics. Nowadays, the demand for sustainable products has increased with emerging as clean alternatives. To achieve industrial implementation emulsions, continuous less intensive energy devices required. In this context, based on an innovative static mixer, NETmix, was tested to produce from previously developed formulation batch mode. The effect number cycles (2–35) Reynolds (200–500), parameters that influence residence time quality mixing, emulsion properties (average size, morphology, stability) studied. obtained results pointed out feasibility NETmix emulsions. It is versatile technique control tailor-made way generate droplets at short times. Results show decrease increasing Reynolds. Under conditions, dispersions ∼7 μm were produced 17 Re = 400. Microscopy images oil core nano-hydroxyapatite shell morphology.