1. Edition - January 2005
235.- Euro
2005. XX, 634 Pages, Hardcover
321 Fig., 25 Tab. 
- Handbook/Reference Book -
ISBN-10: 3-527-30629-3
ISBN-13: 978-3-527-30629-9 - Wiley-VCH, Weinheim






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Short description
A much-needed comprehensive survey of surfactants and their properties, with a strong emphasis on applications and their correlation to the fundamentals.
The author - a well-known expert on the topic with much industrial experience - covers classification, physical properties, phase behavior, adsorption, and effects, as well as industrial applications in personal care and cosmetics, pharmaceuticals, agrochemicals and food products.

From the contents
Introduction
Physical Chemistry of Surfactant Solutions
Phase Behavior of Surfactant Systems
Adsorption of Surfactants at the Air/Liquid and Liquid/Liquid Interfaces
Adsorption of Surfactants and Polymeric Surfactants at the Solid/Liquid Interface
Application of Surfactants in Emulsion Formation and Stabilization
Surfactants as Dispersants
Surfactants in Foams
Surfactants in Nanoemulsions
Surfactants in Microemulsions
Role of Surfactants in Wetting, Spreading and Adhesion
Surfactants in Personal Care and Cosmetics
Surfactants in Pharmaceuticals
Surfactants in Agrochemicals
Surfactants in Food Products
Index