Surfactants in Solution | Arun K. Chattopadhyay, K.L. Mittal | Taylor

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Surfactants in Solution

ABSTRACT

Contains selected invited papers presented at the 10th International Symposium on Surfactants in Solution held in Caracas, Venezuela. The volume covers phase behaviour of monolayers, contact angle hysteresis, micellar relaxation, micellar catalyzed reactions, polymerization in microemulsions, polymer-surfactant complexation, asphaltenes, and more.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

part |104 pages

Surfactant Fundamentals

chapter |30 pages

Branched Versus Linear Hydrocarbon Chains in Surfactants : Ellipsometric Evidence of Anomalous Refractive Indices

chapter |23 pages

Is Contact Angle Hysteresis Due to a Film Present Behind the Drop?

chapter |9 pages

STM Molecular Imaging of Disordered Molecular Wires

chapter |18 pages

Studies of Morphology and Phase Behavior of Monolayers

chapter |22 pages

Thermodynamics of Adsorption of a Cationic Surfactant at Solid-Water Interfaces

part |74 pages

Surfactant Fundamentals

chapter |17 pages

Pressure-Jump Studies on Micellar Relaxation Time and Its Effect on Various Technological Processes

chapter |11 pages

Micellar Catalyzed Reactions in Mixed Solvent Systems

chapter |12 pages

Silica Gels From Microemulsions

chapter |21 pages

The State of Water and Surfactant in Surfactant-Based Lyotropic Liquid Crystals

chapter |10 pages

Polymerization of Methyl Methacrylate and Styrene in Ternary Emulsions and Microemulsions

part |42 pages

Polymer-Surfactant Interactions

chapter |13 pages

Polymer-Surfactant Interactions: Effects of Ionic Strength, Polymer Charge & Binding Density on Surfactant/Polymer Aggregates

chapter |29 pages

Polymer-Surfactant Complexation in Dilute Aqueous Solutions

part |112 pages

Adsorption of Surfactants

chapter |11 pages

Adsorption of High and Low Molecular Weight Natural Surfactants at the Crude Water-Oil Interface and Their Influence on γ-pH and γ-Time Behavior

chapter |17 pages

Studies on Asphaltenes and Related Petroleum Fractions at Interfaces

chapter |11 pages

Influence of Surfactants on the Adhesion of Clay Particles to Metal Surfaces

chapter |35 pages

Guidelines for the Formulation, Composition and Stirring to Attain Desired Emulsion Properties (Type, Droplet Size, Viscosity and Stability)

chapter |36 pages

Double Emulsions Stabilized by Macromolecular Surfactants

part |45 pages

Biological Applications of Surfactants

chapter |12 pages

Interactions Between the Dispersed Globules of W/O/W Emulsions in the Presence of Proteins and Saccharides

chapter |22 pages

The Design and Evaluation of a Novel Submicron Amphotericin B Emulsion in Systemic Murine Cryptococcosis

chapter |11 pages

Plant Protein Purification Using Cloud Point Extraction (CPE)

part |33 pages

Environmental Aspects

chapter |13 pages

Environmental Risk Assessment of Ethoxylated Non-Ionic Surfactants

chapter |19 pages

Toxic Spill Remediation of Chlorinated Hydrocarbons Via Microemulsion Formation