Surfactants and Polymers in Aqueous Solution

Manyindustrialformulationssuchasdetergents,paints,foodstuffandcosmeticscontainbothsurfactantsandpolymersandtheirinteractiongovernmanyoftheproperties.Thisbookisuniqueinthatitdiscussesthesolutionchemistryofbothsurfactantsandpolymersandalsotheinteractionsbetweenthetwo.Thebook,whichisbasedonsuccessfulcoursesgivenbytheauthorssince1992,isarevisedandextendedversionofthefirsteditionthatbecameamarketsuccesswithsixreprintssince1998.SurfactantsandPolymersinAqueousSolutionisbroadinscope,providingboththeoreticalinsightsandpracticalhelpforthoseactiveinthearea.Thisbookcontainsathoroughdiscussionofsurfactanttypesandgivesinformationofmainroutesofpreparation.Achapteronnovelsurfactantshasbeenincludedinthenewedition.Physicochemicalphenomenasuchasself–assemblyinsolution,adsorption,gelformationandfoamingarediscussedindetail.Particularattentionispaidtothesolutionbehaviourofsurfactantsandpolymerscontainingpolyoxyethylenechains.Surfaceactivepolymersarepresentedandtheirinteractionwithsurfactantsisacoretopicofthebook.Protein–surfactantinteractionisalsoimportantandanewchapterdealswiththisissue.Microemulsionsaretreatedindepthandseveralimportantapplicationsuchasdetergencyandtheiruseasmediaforchemicalreactionsarepresented.Emulsionsandthechoiceofemulsifierisdiscussedinsomedetail.Theneweditionalsocontainschaptersonrheologyandwetting.SurfactantsandPolymersinAqueousSolutionisaimedatthosedealingwithsurfacechemistryresearchatuniversitiesandwithsurfactantformulationinindustry.