Advances in Gel Foams
A special issue of Gels (ISSN 2310-2861). This special issue belongs to the section "Gel Chemistry and Physics".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 May 2023) | Viewed by 496
Special Issue Editors
Interests: fire science and technology; multi-functional material used to fire prevention; firefighting foams; foamed gel
Special Issues, Collections and Topics in MDPI journals
Interests: key technologies of fire prevention and control; gel foam
Interests: fire science, prevention, and control; foam stabilization theory and application
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Gel foam is a special foam material containing special additives. The liquid in foam films is rapidly transformed into gel under the action of additives, and the final dispersion of solid-like gel and gas is formed. The gel foam has the characteristics of foam before gelling, and at this time the viscosity is relatively low and the foam can flow like a liquid. After gelatinization, the viscosity gradually increases and the foam has the characteristics of gel. The special foam materials are hopeful to be applied in many industrial fields, such as firefighting, enhanced oil recovery, medicine, and so on. However, studies on gel foams are still few. Further efforts are still required to obtain gel foams with high performance.
This special issue focuses on the advances in research and application of gel foam stabilized by surfactants, polymers, particles, and so forth. We are pleased to invite articles that present the formation, stabilization, properties, and application of gel foams in any fields, including but not limited to:
- Method to generate gel foams
- Stabilization mechanism
- Key components
- Rheological property
- Thermal stability
- Oil resistivity
- Spreading properties
- Profile control and displacement
- Fire prevention and control
- Enhanced oil recovery
- Medicine
- Food
Dr. Youjie Sheng
Prof. Dr. Li Ma
Prof. Dr. Shouxiang Lu
Dr. Xiaoyang Yu
Guest Editors
Manuscript Submission Information
Manuscripts should be submitted online at www.mdpi.com by registering and logging in to this website. Once you are registered, click here to go to the submission form. Manuscripts can be submitted until the deadline. All submissions that pass pre-check are peer-reviewed. Accepted papers will be published continuously in the journal (as soon as accepted) and will be listed together on the special issue website. Research articles, review articles as well as short communications are invited. For planned papers, a title and short abstract (about 100 words) can be sent to the Editorial Office for announcement on this website.
Submitted manuscripts should not have been published previously, nor be under consideration for publication elsewhere (except conference proceedings papers). All manuscripts are thoroughly refereed through a single-blind peer-review process. A guide for authors and other relevant information for submission of manuscripts is available on the Instructions for Authors page. Gels is an international peer-reviewed open access monthly journal published by MDPI.
Please visit the Instructions for Authors page before submitting a manuscript. The Article Processing Charge (APC) for publication in this open access journal is 2600 CHF (Swiss Francs). Submitted papers should be well formatted and use good English. Authors may use MDPI's English editing service prior to publication or during author revisions.
Keywords
- gel
- foam
- gel foam
- surfactants
- polymers
- particles
- firefighting
