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Interfacial science : an introduction / Geoffrey Barnes, Ian Gentle.
Chemistry Library - Books QC173.4.I57 G48 2005
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Gentle, Ian.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Interfaces (Physical sciences).
- Surface chemistry.
- Physical Description:
- xvi, 247 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2005.
- Contents:
- Introduction
- The importance of interfaces
- Surfaces and interfaces
- Introduction
- Types of interface
- Defining the interfacial region
- Stable interfaces
- Key concepts
- Surface tension
- Wetting
- Adsorption
- Emulsions
- Colloids
- Membranes
- The literature of interfacial science
- Chapter references
- Capillarity and the mechanics of surfaces
- Work of extension
- Contact angle, wetting, and spreading
- The surface of tension
- Work of adhesion and cohesion
- Measurement of surface tension
- Wilhelmy plate
- Capillary rise
- Drop weight or volume
- Maximum bubble pressure
- Sessile and pendant drops
- Indicator oils
- The Laplace equation
- Applications of the Laplace equation
- The Kelvin equation
- Consequences of the Kelvin equation
- Verification of the Kelvin equation
- The surface tension of pure liquids
- Effect of temperature on surface tension
- The surface tension of liquids
- The hydrophobic-hydrophilic interaction
- Adsorption and the thermodynamics of surfaces
- Models of the interface
- The surface phase approach
- The surface excess properties approach
- Adsorption and the dividing surface
- Conventions for the dividing surface
- Adsorption isotherms
- Thermodynamic properties of interfaces
- Mechanical work
- Internal energy and enthalpy
- Gibbs free energy
- Surface excess quantities
- Measurement of adsorption
- Adsorption from concentration change
- Adsorption from surface analysis
- Adsorption from surface tension change - The Gibbs adsorption isotherm
- Adsorption from solutions
- Adsorption at the gas-liquid interface
- Measurement of equilibrium adsorption
- Surface tension measurement
- Surface analysis
- Observation of adsorption kinetics
- Adsorption at freshly formed interfaces
- Surface waves
- Adsorption of non-electrolyte solutes
- Effects of solute concentration on the surface tension
- Szyszkowski-Langmuir adsorption
- Equations of state
- Negative adsorption
- Kinetics of adsorption
- Adsorption of ionized solutes
- Adsorption of surfactants
- Molecular structure of surfactants
- The surface tension of surfactant solutions
- Micelles
- Molecular requirements
- Formation of micelles
- Micelle structure
- Solubilization
- Factors affecting the cmc
- Impurity effects
- Applications of surfactants
- Detergency
- Water repulsion
- Emulsification
- Froth flotation in ore treatment
- Oil recovery
- Membrane disruption
- Films and foams
- Film tension
- Permeability to gases
- Foam formation
- The Plateau border
- The Marangoni effect
- Aerosols
- Occurrence
- Formation
- Monodisperse aerosols
- Electrostatic precipitation
- Insoluble monolayers and Langmuir-Blodgett films
- Formation and handling of floating monolayers
- Spreading
- The surface film balance
- The Brooks frame
- Surface pressure-area relationships
- Deposition of Langmuir-Blodgett films
- The study of film structure
- Surface potential
- Surface viscosity
- X-Ray scattering techniques
- Neutron scattering
- Vibrational spectroscopy
- Electron diffraction
- Electron microscopy
- Ellipsometry
- Brewster angle and fluorescence microscopy
- Scanning probe microscopy
- Surface plasmon resonance
- Miscellaneous techniques for solid surfaces
- The structure and properties of monolayers
- The principal monolayer phases
- Phase transitions
- Equilibrium spreading pressure
- Monolayer collapse
- Interactions in monolayers
- Two water-insoluble components
- Penetration of monolayers by soluble surfactants
- Reactions in monolayers
- The structure of LB films
- Applications
- Spread monolayers
- LB films
- The liquid-liquid interface membranes
- The formation of emulsions
- Emulsion type
- Size distribution
- Emulsion stability
- Emulsion rheology
- Emulsion stability and selection of the emulsifier
- Early theories
- Electrical aspects of emulsion stability
- Steric stabilization
- Stabilization by solid particles
- Emulsifiers and the HLB system
- Microemulsions
- Emulsion polymerization
- Liquid-liquid extraction
- Artificial membranes
- Black lipid membranes (BLMs)
- Self-assembled membranes
- The surfaces of solids
- Surfaces of single crystals
- Techniques for studying solid surfaces
- Spectroscopic and diffraction methods
- Scanning probe techniques
- Adsorption at the gas-solid interface.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 0199278822
- OCLC:
- 59712554
- Publisher Number:
- 9780199278824
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