[eBook Code] Surface Chemistry of Surfactants and Polymers (eBook Code, 1st)

Preface xiii

Acronyms xv

1 Types of Surfactants, their Synthesis, and Applications 1

2 Environmental and Health Aspects of Surfactants 49

3 Two Fundamental Forces in Surface and Colloid Chemistry 65

4 Surfactant Self-Assembly: General Aspects and Spherical Micelles 75

5 Introduction to Phase Diagrams 95

6 Surfactant Self-Assembly: Beyond the Spherical Micelle 113

7 Surfactants and Polymers Containing Oxyethylene Groups Show a Complex Behavior 137

8 Surfactant Adsorption at Solid Surfaces 153

9 Polymers in Solution 175

10 Surface Active Polymers 197

11 Adsorption of Polymers at Solid Surfaces 211

12 Surface and Interfacial Tension 231

13 Mixed Surfactant Systems 251

14 Surfactant–Polymer Systems 271

15 Surfactant–Protein Mixtures 295

16 Surfactant–Polymer Mixtures at Interfaces 305

17 Microemulsions 315

18 Colloidal Stability 335

19 An Introduction to the Rheology of Polymer and Surfactant Solutions 361

20 Wetting and Wetting Agents, Hydrophobization and Hydrophobizing Agents 377

21 Solid Dispersions 391

22 Surfactant Assemblies as Templates 403

23 Foaming of Surfactant Solutions 419

24 Emulsions and Emulsifiers 431

25 Microemulsions for Soil and Oil Removal 447

Index 467