Books in the Surfactant Science series

Offers a treatment of applied surface thermodynamics in relation to contact angles and surface tensions. This title includes chapters that present the advanced drop-shape methods developed for surface tension and contact angle measurement. It covers the generalized theory of capillarity and thermodynamics of axisymmetric capillary systems.

Offers a treatment of the fundamental behavior of surface active agents in solutions, their interaction with biological structures from proteins and membranes to the stratum corneum and epidermis, and their performance in formulations such as shampoos, dentifrice, aerosols, and skin cleansers.

This book provides a quantitative assessment of the advances in the area of catalysis and kinetics in microheterogeneous systems. It is an invaluable resource for chemists interested in catalysis and reaction kinetics, and physicists interested in semiconductors, metal clusters and catalysis.

Focuses on copolymers made from sequential block polymerizations of ethylene oxide, propylene oxide and 1, 2-butylene oxide. This work presents the applications of polyoxyalkylene block copolymers in areas such as medicine, coal and petroleum, plastics, emulsion polymerization, paper, photography, personal care and cleaner systems.

Chronicles advances in our knowledge of polymer-surfactant systems. Combining reviews of various experimental methods, instrumentation, and applications with fundamental discussions of classical methodologies, this work surveys of specific properties.

Presents a comprehensive review of cationic surfactants, emphasizing the organic chemistry aspects. This work discusses the preparation, properties, availability, and commercial uses of a range of these materials.

The first reference to link chemical engineering technologies and surfactant science in suchbreadth of focus, Surfactants in Chemical/Process Engineering features contributionsby major authorities in chemical engineering whose applications have opened important newfields for surfactant use

The production of detergents is a classic multidimensional systemic enterprise, operating within complex, interacting technological-economical-sociopolitical realities. This book presents the developments concerning the industrial production of the main "players" in detergent formulation.

Highlights the physical chemistry of surfactant solutions, detailing a fundamental method of selecting surfactants for agrochemical formulations and delineating how surfactants enhance the biological efficacy of agrochemicals. This book summarizes properties of surfactants that have a major influence on the performance of an agrochemical.

Introduces information on colloid science related to silica chemistry as well as theoretical and experimental aspects of significant areas of colloidal silica science and technology. This resource discusses characterization, synthesis, and preparation of silica; and analyzes the surface chemistry of various silicas.

This book is based on the proceedings of the conference "The role of surfactants in new and emerging technology". It examines the position of surfactants in the new growth areas, and describes the needs for surfactant research to facilitate advances in those areas.

Offers comprehensive coverage of both theoretical and practical aspects of emulsions. This book presents fundamental concepts and processes in emulsified systems, such as flocculation, stability, and coalescence as well as advanced concepts such as inversion in emulsion systems, spontaneous emulsification, and formation of nanoemulsions.

This volume provides an overview of the theory and practical aspects of the detersive process, detergency testing, analysis of detergents, and progress in formulating detergents. It discusses temperature effects and cold water cleaning only from the kinetic and mechanistic points of view.

Presenting both synthesis and characterization protocols, this work collects procedures for the construction and design of nanoparticles and porous metals, and suggests appropriate areas of application. It examines the thermodynamics and kinetics of adsorption involving organic and inorganic liquids, solids, and gaseous media.

Explaining principles essential for the interpretation of data and understanding the real meaning of the result, this work describes carious methods and techniques used to characterize dispersions and measure their physical and chemical properties. It describes a variety of dispersions containing particles ranging from submicron sizes to aggregates and from hard particles to polymer latices.

Emphasizes the importance of surface and colloid chemistry in the manufacture of high-performance ceramics. This title examines processing-property relationships, powder production and characterization, the dispersion properties of powders in liquids, and the surface and colloid chemistry aspects of the widely used forming methods.

Presents current knowledge of intermolecular interactions, the dynamics of wetting and the importance of wettability phenomena in processes and products, detailing the considerations required for wettability in multicomponent systems. Underlying theory and experimental methods are described.

Contains selected invited papers presented at the 10th International Symposium on Surfactants in Solution held in Caracas, Venezuela. This title covers phase behaviour of monolayers, contact angle hysteresis, micellar relaxation, micellar catalyzed reactions, polymerization in microemulsions, polymer-surfactant complexation, and asphaltenes.

Reviews the fundamentals of the bubble-particle collection phenomenon using a self-consistent approach that helps readers understand the hydrodynamic aspects of bubble-particle collection. This work examines bubble rise velocity, water velocity around air bubbles, the thinning of intervening liquid films and macroscopic processes in froth.

Details the preparation of dispersions in liquids. This title intends to bridge the gap in information for the chemist who is not applications oriented and the chemical engineer who needs to solve problems in the field based on theoretical methods of dispersions of solids, liquids and gases.

Discusses the laboratory and industrial synthesis of nonionic surfactants. This title furnishes coverage of the advances in nonionic surfactant organic chemistry. It analyzes a class of catalysts for the production of surfactants with narrow distributions.