Supporting Information for

Model Water-in-Oil Emulsions for Gas Hydrate

Studies in Oil Continuous Systems
Jose G. Delgado-Linares1,2, Ahmad A. A. Majid1, E. Dendy Sloan1, Carolyn A. Koh1, and Amadeu
K. Sum1*
1
Center for Hydrate Research, Chemical & Biological Engineering Department, Colorado School
of Mines, 1600 Illinois St., Golden, CO 80401 – USA
2
Laboratorio FIRP, Escuela de Ingeniería Química, Universidad de Los Andes, Mérida 5101,
Venezuela

Figure S1: Average droplet size as a function of water cut for emulsion prepared with (a) 5 wt.%
and (b) 1 wt.% surfactant.
 Figure S2: Average droplet size for emulsions prepared with 1 wt. % of surfactant at room
temperature as a function of time for (a) 10 vol.%, (b) 20 vol.%, (c) 30 vol.%, (d) 40 vol%, (e)
50 vol.%, (f) 60 vol.%, and (g) 70 vol% water cut.
 Figure S3: Average droplet size for emulsions prepared at 5 wt.% at room temperature as a
function of time for (a) 10 vol.%, (b) 20 vol.%, (c) 30 vol.%, (d) 40 vol%, (e) 50 vol.%, (f) 60
vol.%, and (g) 70 vol% water cut.
Figure S4: Apparent viscosity of 30 vol.% water cut emulsion prepared with a) 1 wt.% and b) 5
wt.% surfactant measured at 24 hours (red), 72 hours (blue) and 168 hours (green) after
preparation.
Figure S5: High pressure thermograms from DSC for emulsions prepared with 5 wt.% surfactant
for a) 20 vol.%, b) 30 vol.%, and c) 40 vol.% water cut: cycle 1 (red), cycle 2 (blue) cycle 3
(green).