Description
Book SynopsisThis book gives the reader an introduction to the field of surfactants in solution as well as polymers in solution. Starting with an introduction to surfactants the book then discusses their environmental and health aspects. Chapter 3 looks at fundamental forces in surface and colloid chemistry. Chapter 4 covers self-assembly and 5 phase diagrams. Chapter 6 reviews advanced self-assembly while chapter 7 looks at complex behaviour. Chapters 8 to 10 cover polymer adsorption at solid surfaces, polymers in solution and surface active polymers, respectively. Chapters 11 and 12 discuss adsorption and surface and interfacial tension, while Chapters 13- 16 deal with mixed surfactant systems. Chapter 17, 18 and 19 address microemulsions, colloidal stability and the rheology of polymer and surfactant solutions. Wetting and wetting agents, hydrophobization and hydrophobizing agents, solid dispersions, surfactant assemblies, foaming, emulsions and emulsifiers and microemulsions for soil and oil re
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Table of ContentsPreface xiii
Acronyms xv
1 Types of Surfactants, their Synthesis, and Applications 1
2 Environmental and Health Aspects of Surfactants 49
3 Two Fundamental Forces in Surface and Colloid Chemistry 65
4 Surfactant Self-Assembly: General Aspects and Spherical Micelles 75
5 Introduction to Phase Diagrams 95
6 Surfactant Self-Assembly: Beyond the Spherical Micelle 113
7 Surfactants and Polymers Containing Oxyethylene Groups Show a Complex Behavior 137
8 Surfactant Adsorption at Solid Surfaces 153
9 Polymers in Solution 175
10 Surface Active Polymers 197
11 Adsorption of Polymers at Solid Surfaces 211
12 Surface and Interfacial Tension 231
13 Mixed Surfactant Systems 251
14 Surfactant–Polymer Systems 271
15 Surfactant–Protein Mixtures 295
16 Surfactant–Polymer Mixtures at Interfaces 305
17 Microemulsions 315
18 Colloidal Stability 335
19 An Introduction to the Rheology of Polymer and Surfactant Solutions 361
20 Wetting and Wetting Agents, Hydrophobization and Hydrophobizing Agents 377
21 Solid Dispersions 391
22 Surfactant Assemblies as Templates 403
23 Foaming of Surfactant Solutions 419
24 Emulsions and Emulsifiers 431
25 Microemulsions for Soil and Oil Removal 447
Index 467
