emulsion
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The pitted road surface was scalped by a 30-tonne machine planer and the debris swept out before a bitumen emulsion binder was sprayed ahead of the laying of fresh asphalt.
From BBC ● Jun. 10, 2026
Three of the four said they disliked cold lay repairs and that a properly laid hot fill option, done to the proper depth and with a tack coat emulsion, should last years.
From BBC ● Jun. 10, 2026
Special chemicals called surfactants keep the water and diesel evenly blended, allowing the emulsion to remain stable for up to sixty days.
From Science Daily ● Mar. 13, 2026
Because organic fertilizers like fish emulsion have very low concentrations of nitrogen and other elements, he recommends a monthly application of a water-soluble food labeled with a 20-20-20 NPK ratio instead.
From Seattle Times ● May 1, 2024
She’d dabbed the prints with a damp cloth and, while the emulsion was wet, used the tip of a needle to scrape away the image, leaving a pin-thin white line.
From "Little Fires Everywhere" by Celeste Ng
Future studies should focus on refining surfactant combinations and evaluating the long term effects of water diesel emulsions on engine components.
From Science Daily ● Mar. 13, 2026
"Water-in-diesel emulsions are a practical and cost-effective way to make diesel engines cleaner," said lead author Dr. Chukwuemeka Fortunatus Nnadozie.
From Science Daily ● Mar. 13, 2026
Depending on the mixture, split emulsions may be recovered by adding more emulsifier and re-whisking or re-mixing.
From Salon ● Jan. 2, 2024
The emulsions suspend the paint polymers in a water base.
From Salon ● Jan. 2, 2024
I go anyway through the ankle- deep water of flooded street corners, the brown pools slicked with spectral emulsions of engine oil and cooking grease, soot and sweat.
From "Native Speaker" by Chang-rae Lee
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