K. S. Birdi

Surface and Colloid Chemistry (eBook, ePUB)

Principles and Applications

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

Surface and colloid chemistry principles impact many aspects of our daily lives, ranging from the cleaners and cosmetics we use to combustion engines and cement. Exploring the range of this field of study, Surface and Colloid Chemistry provides a detailed analysis of its principles and applications and demonstrates how they relate to natural phenom

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis eBooks
• Erscheinungstermin: 27. Oktober 2009
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781040207277
• Artikelnr.: 73303341

Autorenporträt

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.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction to Surfaces and Colloids. Capillarity and Surface Forces
(Liquids. Surfactants (Soaps and Detergents) and Physicochemical
Properties. Spread Lipid Films on Liquid Surfaces (Langmuir-Blodgett
Films). Solid Surfaces-Adsorption. Wetting, Adsorption, and Cleaning
Processes. Colloidal Systems. Thin Liquid Films. Emulsions, Microemulsions,
and Lyotropic Liquid Crystals. Diverse Applications of Surface and Colloid
Chemistry in Science and Industry. References. Appendix A: Effect of
Temperature and Pressure on Surface Tension of Liquids (Corresponding
States Theory). Appendix B: Solubility of Organic Molecules in Water Using
a Surface Tension-Cavity Model System. Appendix C: Gas Adsorption on Solid
Surface-Theory. Appendix D: Common Fundamental Constants. Index.