Surface chemistry of surfactants and polymers /

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Kronberg, Bengt (Author), Holmberg, Krister, 1946- (Author), Lindman, Björn, 1942- (Author)
Corporate Author: ebrary, Inc
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Chichester, West Sussex, United Kingdom : Wiley, 2014.
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Table of Contents:
  • Types of surfactants, their synthesis, and applications
  • Environmental and health aspects of surfactants
  • Two fundamental forces in surface and colloid chemistry
  • Surfactant self-assembly: general aspects and spherical micelles
  • Introduction to phase diagrams
  • Surfactant self-assembly: beyond the spherical micelle
  • Surfactants and polymers containing oxyethylene groups show a complex behavior
  • Surfactant adsorption at solid surfaces
  • Polymers in solution
  • Surface active polymers
  • Adsorption of polymers at solid surfaces
  • Surface and interfacial tension
  • Mixed surfactant systems
  • Surfactant-polymer systems
  • Surfactant-protein mixtures
  • Surfactant-polymer mixtures at interfaces
  • Microemulsions
  • Colloidal stability
  • An introduction to the rheology of polymer and surfactant solutions
  • Wetting and wetting agents, hydrophobization and hydrophobizing agents
  • Solid dispersions
  • Surfactant assemblies as templates
  • Foaming of surfactant solutions
  • Emulsions and emulsifiers
  • Microemulsions for soil and oil removal.