Surface Chemistry of Surfactants and Polymers

This book gives the reader an introduction to the field of surfactants in solution as well as polymers in solution. Starting with an introduction to surfactants the book then discusses their environmental and health aspects. Chapter 3 looks at fundamental forces in surface and colloid chemistry. Chapter 4 covers self-assembly and 5 phase diagrams. Chapter 6 reviews advanced self-assembly while chapter 7 looks at complex behaviour. Chapters 8 to 10 cover polymer adsorption at solid surfaces, polymers in solution and surface active polymers, respectively. Chapters 11 and 12 discuss adsorption and surface and interfacial tension, while Chapters 13- 16 deal with mixed surfactant systems. Chapter 17, 18 and 19 address microemulsions, colloidal stability and the rheology of polymer and surfactant solutions. Wetting and wetting agents, hydrophobization and hydrophobizing agents, solid dispersions, surfactant assemblies, foaming, emulsions and emulsifiers and microemulsions for soil and oil removal complete the coverage in chapters 20-25.

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