Applied Surfactants: Principles and Applications provides a comprehensive treatment of the fundamental principles, physicochemical properties, and industrial applications of surfactants. The book explains the behavior of surface-active agents in solution and at interfaces, emphasizing the relationship between molecular structure and performance in a wide range of formulation systems. The text covers the physical chemistry of surfactant solutions, phase behavior, adsorption phenomena at air–liquid, liquid–liquid, and solid–liquid interfaces, micelle formation, and interfacial properties. It discusses the role of surfactants in the formation and stabilization of emulsions, suspensions, foams, nanoemulsions, and microemulsions, while examining the mechanisms responsible for dispersion stability and colloidal interactions. Special attention is given to practical applications in industries such as paints and coatings, pharmaceuticals, cosmetics, detergents, agrochemicals, food products, and advanced materials. Combining theoretical foundations with industrial practice, the book serves as an important reference for students, researchers, formulation scientists, colloid chemists, and engineers working in surface chemistry and colloidal systems.

Ngôn ngữ:	eng
Tác giả:	Tadros, Tharwat F.
Thông tin nhan đề:	Applied Surfactants: Principles and Applications
Nhà xuất bản:	Wiley-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA
Loại hình:	Giáo trình sách, tham khảo / Bộ sưu tập: Công nghệ Hóa
Mô tả vật lý:	634p.
Năm xuất bản:	2005