This unique reference discusses the physics and physical processes of foams and foaming - delineating various state-of-the-art measurement techniques for characterizing foams and foam properties as well as the chemistry and application of foams. Furnishing over 1225 citations to key sources in the literature and more than 875 helpful tables, equations, drawings, and photographs, Foams is essential reading for all physical, surface, colloid, textile dyeing, pharmaceutical, detergent, and oil chemists; chemical engineers; and upper-level undergraduate and graduate students in these disciplines. Read more...
1. Thin liquid film physics / Peter Atanassov Kralchevsky, Krassimir Dimitrov Danov and Ivan Boyanov Ivanov --
2. Structure, drainage, and coalescence of foams and concentrated emulsions / Ganesan Narsimhan and Eli Ruckenstein --
3. Foam rheology: the theory and role of interfacial rheological properties / D. A. Edwards and Darsh T. Wasan --
4. Experimental results on foam rheology / Robert K. Prud'homme and Saad A. Khan --
5. Experimental techniques for the characterization of foams / Ashley J. Wilson --
6. Fundamental methods for measuring foam stability / Gary M. Nishioka, Sydney Ross and Ralph E. Kornbrekke --
7. Nonaqueous foams / Donald L. Schmidt --
8. Additives for foams / Kuo-Yann Lai and Nagaraj Dixit --
9. Foam wet processing in the textile industry / Theodore F. Cooke and Douglas E. Hirt --
10. Foams in personal care products / Martin Rieger --
11. Foams in enhanced oil recovery / William R. Rossen --
12. Foams for firefighting / Tony Briggs --
13. Foams in mineral flotation and separation processes / Robert K. Prud'homme and Gregory G. Warr --
14. Science and technology of silicone antifoams / R. D. Kulkarni, E. D. Goddard and P. Chandar.