Drew Myers 
Surfactant Science and Technology 

A solid introduction to the field of surfactant science, this new edition provides updated information about surfactant uses, structures, and preparation, as well as seven new chapters expanding on technology applications.

* Offers a comprehensive introduction and reference of the science and technology of surface active materials

* Elaborates, more fully than prior editions, aspects of surfactant crystal structure as well as their effects on applications

* Adds more information on new classes and applications of natural surfactants in light of environmental consequences of surfactant use

Daftar Isi

Chapter 1: An Overview of Surfactant Science and Technology

Chapter 2: The Classification of Surfactants

Chapter 3 Surfactant Chemical Structures: Putting the Pieces Together

Chapter 4: Natural Surfactants and Biosurfactants

Chapter 5: Fluid Surfaces and Interfaces

Chapter 6: Surfactants in Solution: Self-Assembly and Micelle Formation

Chapter 7: Beyond Micelles: Higher Level Self-Assembled Aggregate Structures

Chapter 8: Surfactant Self-Assembled Aggregates at Work

Chapter 9: Polymeric Surfactants and Surfactant-Polymer Interactions

Chapter 10: Emulsions

Chapter 11: Foams and Liquid Aerosols

Chapter 12: Solid Surfaces: Adsorption, Wetting and Dispersions

Chapter 13: Special Topics in Surfactant Applications

Chapter 14: ‘Multiheaded’ Amphiphiles: Gemini and Bolaform Surfactants

Index

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DREW MYERS obtained his Ph.D. in Organic Chemistry with secondary specialization in Medicinal Chemistry at the University of Utah in 1974 and his M.Sc. in Surface and Colloid Science at the University of Bristol in 1979. He has been a consultant in surface, colloid, organic, and polymer chemistry since 1986.