… This paper summarizes the knowledge on antifoams since … antifoams in chronological order
in accord with the literature. Thus, for example it begins with description of the first antifoams (…

… Antifoams are often added to bioprocesses with little knowledge of their impact on the cells
or product. However, it is known that certain antifoams … concentrations of antifoams appear to …

The phenomena of foaming and antifoaming can be traced to the presence of surface-tension
gradients and consequent movement of the liquid surface, along with its immediately …

Oils and mixtures of oils with hydrophobic particles are widely used in various technologies
and consumer products to control foaminess and foam stability. The aim of this review is to …

… We have seen that some authors form the view that antifoams eliminate stabilizing surface
tension gradients in foam films. Here we consider the proposition that antifoams cause …

The effects of antifoam and surfactant concentration on the foamability of solutions of an
anionic (SLES) and nonionic (Brij 35) surfactants and a series of polyvinyl alcohols with 88% …

… We also provide visual evidence that shows the tested antifoams employ a bridging-… to
obtain insights into the volume fraction of antifoams in the lubricant. We believe these results are …

… to make high performance antifoams. They … antifoams, but they may be promoted by the
presence of hydrophobic particles, which themselves may be relatively ineffective as antifoams …

This chapter focuses on two applications, namely dishwashing and sugar beet processing,
for which polyoxyethylene/polyoxypropylene-derived antifoams have played an important …

… of other classes of antifoams. In this industrially-oriented context, the aims of this present
study were to quantify the impact of a range of commercial antifoams in terms of foam …