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Informationen zum Autor Dr. Birdi is a consultant to various national and international industries. He is and has been a member of numerous chemical societies! and a member of organizing committees of national and international meetings related to surface science. He has been a member of selection committees for assistant professors and professors! and was an advisory member (1985-1987) of the American Chemical Society journal Langmuir. Dr. Birdi has been an advisor for some 90 advanced student projects and various PhD projects and has authored nearly 100 papers and articles. Klappentext Grounded in real applications! this volume provides an introduction to the fundamentals and applications of surface and colloid chemistry. Presenting an overview of liquid surfaces! the book also describes the liquid - solid interface phenomena! colloid chemistry systems! emulsion science aspects! and more complex issues. Data from real-world examples are provided to encourage comprehension of both fundamental theory and the ever-increasing industrial applications. To comprehend the material! readers need only a basic background in general chemistry or physics. Key sample questions and answers are included and references are provided for more advanced students and scientists from other fields. Zusammenfassung Grounded in real applications, this volume provides an introduction to the fundamentals and applications of surface and colloid chemistry. Presenting an overview of liquid surfaces, it also describes the liquid - solid interface phenomena, colloid chemistry systems, emulsion science aspects, and more complex issues. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction to Surfaces and ColloidsIntroductionSolid Phase-Liquid Phase-Gas PhaseCapillarity and Surface Forces (Liquids)IntroductionSurface Forces (in Liquids)Laplace Equation (Liquid Curvature and Pressure)Capillary Rise (or Fall) of LiquidsBubble FormationMeasurement of Surface Tension of LiquidsSurface Tension of LiquidsApplicationsSurfactants (Soaps and Detergents) and Physicochemical PropertiesIntroductionSurface Tension of Aqueous SolutionsGibbs Adsorption Equation in SolutionsApplicationsSpread Lipid Films on Liquid Surfaces (Langmuir-Blodgett Films)IntroductionMonolayer Isotherms on Water SurfacesSelf-Assembly Monolayer (SAM) FormationEffect of Lipid Monolayers on Evaporation Rates of LiquidsMonolayers of Macromolecules at the Water SurfaceLangmuir-Blodgett (LB) Films (Transfer of Lipid Monolayers on Solids)Vesicles and LiposomesApplicationsSolid Surfaces-AdsorptionIntroductionSolid Surface Tension (Wetting Properties of Solid Surfaces)Contact Angle (?) of Liquids on Solid SurfacesMeasurements of Contact AnglesAdsorption of Gas on a Solid SurfaceAdsorption from Solution on Solid SurfacesSurface Tension of Solid PolymersApplicationsWetting! Adsorption! and Cleaning ProcessesIntroductionOil Recovery and Surface ForcesApplications in Cleaning Processes (Surface and Colloidal Aspects)Evaporation Rates of Liquid DropsAdhesion (Glues) (Solid1-Solid2)Colloidal SystemsIntroductionAttractive Forces-Repulsive ForcesKinetics of Coagulation of ColloidsDispersions of Solid Particles in FluidsApplications of Colloid SystemsThin Liquid FilmsIntroductionBubbles and FoamsFoams (Thin Liquid films)Applications of FoamsEmulsions! Microemulsions! and Lyotropic Liquid CrystalsIntroductionEmulsions (Oil and Water)MicroemulsionsLiquid CrystalsApplications of EmulsionsDiverse Applications of Surface and Colloid Chemistry in Science and IndustryIntroductionApplications of Scanning Probe Microscopes (STM! AFM! FFM) to Surface and Colloidal ChemistryDrug Delivery Design (DDD)Surface and Colloidal Aspects of Cement IndustryDiverse Industrial ApplicationsReferencesAppendix A: Effect of Temperature and Pressure on Surface Tension of Liquids (Corresponding States Theory)Appendix B: So...
