Handbook of Applied Surface and Colloid Chemistry

This handbook is the only reference work of its kind in the important field of applied surface and colloid chemistry. Unique in scope and including an enormous wealth of mainly practically orientated information it treats the topic in a thorough and comprehensive manner.The Handbook of Applied Surface and Colloid Chemistry will demonstrate the wide range of fields in which the fundamental science has been applied. It is practically organised into five sections:* Surface chemistry in important technologies* Surfactants* Colloid systems and layer structures at surfaces* Phenomena in surface chemistry* Analysis and characterization in surface chemistryWith emphasis on 'wet' surface chemistry, a variety of applications are presented such as pharmaceuticals and food, detergency, agriculture, paints, paper-making, emulsion polymerization, mineral processing and oil production.The chapters on the four major classes of surfactants (anionics, nonionics, cationics and zwitterionics), on physicochemical properties and on important colloidal systems (solid dispersions, foams, vesicles and liposomes, and microemulsions) as well as the coverage of the major analysis and characterization techniques, ensure that this handbook will be welcomed by material scientists in both industry and academia.Written by an international team of scientists, this work will be essential reading for all those in industrial and academic institutions carrying out colloid and surfactant research, development and manufacture.