This book is the premier text on the properties and applications of surfactants. The third edition is completely updated and revised, including new information on gemini surfactants (a new type of powerful surfactant), superspreading (or superwetting) by aqueous surfactant solutions of highly hydrophobic surfaces (important in agricultural applications), and dynamic surface tension (an important interfacial property not covered in the first two editions).
* Clearly explains the mechanisms by which surfactants operate in interfacial processes
* Uses a minimum of mathematics in explanation of topics, making it easy-to-understand and very user-friendly
* Problems are included at the end of each chapter
* Includes many tables of data as reference that are not compiled elsewhere
* Milton J Rosen is an expert in the field of Surfactant research
Content:
Chapter 1 Characteristic Features of Surfactants (pages 1โ33):
Chapter 2 Adsorption of Surface?Active Agents at Interfaces: The Electrical Double Layer (pages 34โ104):
Chapter 3 Micelle Formation by Surfactants (pages 105โ177):
Chapter 4 Solubilization by Solutions of Surfactants: Micellar Catalysis (pages 178โ207):
Chapter 5 Reduction of Surface and Interfacial Tension by Surfactants (pages 208โ242):
Chapter 6 Wetting and Its Modification by Surfactants (pages 243โ276):
Chapter 7 Foaming and Antifoaming by Aqueous Solutions of Surfactants (pages 277โ302):
Chapter 8 Emulsification by Surfactants (pages 303โ331):
Chapter 9 Dispersion and Aggregation of Solids in Liquid Media by Surfactants (pages 332โ352):
Chapter 10 Detergency and Its Modification by Surfactants (pages 353โ378):
Chapter 11 Molecular Interactions and Synergism in Mixtures of Two Surfactants (pages 379โ414):
Chapter 12 Gemini Surfactants (pages 415โ427):