Principles and Applications
by Tharwat F. Tadros
Applied Surfactants is a comprehensive survey of surfactants and their properties, with a strong emphasis on applications and their correlation to the fundamentals. The author covers classification, physical properties, phase behavior, adsorption, and effects, as well as industrial applications in personal care and cosmetics, pharmaceuticals, agrochemicals and food products.
Contents
- Physical Chemistry of Surfactant Solutions
- Phase Behavior of Surfactant Systems
- Adsorption of Surfactants at the Air/Liquid and Liquid/Liquid Interfaces
- Adsorption of Surfactants and Polymeric Surfactants at the Solid/Liquid Interface
- Application of Surfactants in Emulsion Formation and Stabilization
- Surfactants as Dispersants
- Surfactants in Foams
- Surfactants in Nanoemulsions
- Surfactants in Microemulsions
- Role of Surfactants in Wetting, Spreading and Adhesion
- Surfactants in Personal Care and Cosmetics
- Surfactants in Pharmaceuticals
- Surfactants in Agrochemicals
- Surfactants in Food Products
Index
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