Chemistry and Technology of Surfactants
1. Edition March 2006
336 Pages, Hardcover
Wiley & Sons Ltd
Surfactants are used throughout industry as components in a huge
range of formulated products or as effect chemicals in the
production or processing of other materials. A detailed
understanding of the basis of their activity is required by all
those who use surfactants, yet the new graduate or postgraduate
chemist or chemical engineer will generally have little or no
experience of how and why surfactants work.
Chemistry & Technology of Surfactants is aimed at new
graduate or postgraduate level chemists and chemical engineers at
the beginning their industrial careers and those in later life who
become involved with surfactants for the first time. The book is a
straightforward and practical survey of the chemistry of
surfactants and their uses, providing a basic introduction to
surfactant theory, information on the various types of surfactant
and some application details. This will allow readers to build onto
their scientific education the concepts and principles on which the
successful use of surfactants, across a wide range of industries,
is based.
Preface.
Glossary.
1 What Are Surfactants?.
1.1 History and Applications of Surfactants.
1.2Market Overview: Importance in Different Industries.
2 The Basic Theory.
2.1 The Molecular Structure of Surfactants.
2.2 Surface Activity.
2.3 Self Assembled Surfactant Aggregates.
2.4 Adsorption of Surfactants at Surfaces.
3 Applied Theory.
3.1 Introduction.
3.2 Detergency.
3.3 Phase Behaviour of Surfactants.
3.4 Emulsions.
3.5 Foaming and Defoaming.
3.6 Rheology of Surfactant Solutions.
4 Anionic Surfactants.
4.1 Sulphonates.
4.2 Sulphates.
4.3 Phosphate Esters.
4.4 Carboxylates.
5 Nonionic Surfactants.
5.1 Introduction.
5.2 General Alkoxylation Reactions.
5.3 Alkyl Phenol Ethoxylates.
5.4 Fatty Alcohol Ethoxylates.
5.5 Poloxyethylene Esters of Fatty Acids.
5.6 Methyl Ester Ethoxylates.
5.7 Polyalkylene Oxide Block Copolymers.
5.8 Amine Ethoxylaates.
5.9 Fatty Alkanolamides.
5.10 Amine Oxides.
5.11 Esters of Polyhydric Alcohols and Fatty Acids.
5.12 Glycol Esters.
5.13 Glycerol Esters.
5.14 Polyglycerol Esters.
5.15 Anhydrohexitol Esters.
5.16 Polyalkylene Polyol Esters.
5.17 Alkyl Polyglucosides.
5.18 Gemini Surfactants.
6 Other Types of Surfactants.
6.1 Cationic Surfactants.
6.2 Amphoteric Surfactants.
6.3 Silicone Surfactants.
6.4 Polymerisable Surfactants.
6.5 Fluorinated Surfactants.
7 Relevant European Legislation.
7.1 Biodegradability.
7.2 Classification and Labelling of Surfactants.
7.3 European Union New Chemicals Strategy.
7.4 Biocidal Products Directive.
8 Relevant Legislation, Australia, Japan and
USA.
8.1 Australia.
8.2 Japan.
8.3 USA.
9 Surfactant Manufacturers.
Index
with the use of surface active agents (or surfactants). It is
intended particularly for new graduate and post-graduate chemists
and chemical engineers at the beginning of their industrial careers
and for those who, in later life, become involved with surfactants
for the first time. The book is a straightforward and practical
survey of the chemistry of surfactants and their uses."
CAB Abstracts
"Every lab needs a book on surfactants and this is a very good one.
It is well edited with a uniformity of presentation, well
illustrated with excellent tables and diagrams, and well
referenced.
With a hard cover, robustly bound, and reasonably priced, it is
good value."
Surface Coatings Australia, December 2006
formulated with surfactants. He was previously Technical Sales
Manager at Lankro and Technical Manager at BP Detergents. He
recently retired as Director of the British Association for
Chemical Specialities and has sat on the Council of the Soap and
Detergent Industry Association. He was awarded an MBE in the
Millennium Honours for Services to the Chemicals Industry.
Contributors to the book are:
Mr Mike Bernstein
Dr Guido Bognolo
Philip E Clark
Dr Arno Driedger
Dr Richard Farn
Dr J F Gadbury Pr
Professor Hatice Gecol
Mr Yasuyuki Hattori
Mr Paul Hepworth
Mr J Hibbs
Dr. Randal M Hill
Dr Joel Houston
Dr John Issa
Dr D R Karsa
Dr Richard Otterson
Dr Peter Schmiedel
Dr Paul Slater
Dr Richard R Thomas
Dr W Von Rybinski
