A solid introduction to the field of surfactant science, this new edition provides updated information about surfactant uses, structures, and preparation, as well as seven new chapters expanding on technology applications.
* Offers a comprehensive introduction and reference of the science and technology of surface active materials
* Elaborates, more fully than prior editions, aspects of surfactant crystal structure as well as their effects on applications
* Adds more information on new classes and applications of natural surfactants in light of environmental consequences of surfactant use
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Chapter 1: An Overview of Surfactant Science and Technology
Chapter 2: The Classification of Surfactants
Chapter 3 Surfactant Chemical Structures: Putting the Pieces Together
Chapter 4: Natural Surfactants and Biosurfactants
Chapter 5: Fluid Surfaces and Interfaces
Chapter 6: Surfactants in Solution: Self-Assembly and Micelle Formation
Chapter 7: Beyond Micelles: Higher Level Self-Assembled Aggregate Structures
Chapter 8: Surfactant Self-Assembled Aggregates at Work
Chapter 9: Polymeric Surfactants and Surfactant-Polymer Interactions
Chapter 10: Emulsions
Chapter 11: Foams and Liquid Aerosols
Chapter 12: Solid Surfaces: Adsorption, Wetting and Dispersions
Chapter 13: Special Topics in Surfactant Applications
Chapter 14: ‘Multiheaded’ Amphiphiles: Gemini and Bolaform Surfactants
Index
Over de auteur
DREW MYERS obtained his Ph.D. in Organic Chemistry with secondary specialization in Medicinal Chemistry at the University of Utah in 1974 and his M.Sc. in Surface and Colloid Science at the University of Bristol in 1979. He has been a consultant in surface, colloid, organic, and polymer chemistry since 1986.
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