Krister Holmberg

Many industrial formulations such as detergents, paints, foodstuff and cosmetics contain both surfactants and polymers and their interaction govern many of the properties. This book is unique in that it discusses the solution chemistry of both surfactants and polymers and also the interactions between the two. The book, which is based on successful courses given by the authors since 1992, is a revised and extended version of the first edition that became a market success with six reprints since 1998. Surfactants and Polymers in Aqueous Solution is broad in scope, providing both theoretical insights and practical help for those active in the area. This book contains a thorough discussion of surfactant types and gives information of main routes of preparation. A chapter on novel surfactants has been included in the new edition. Physicochemical phenomena such as self-assembly in solution, adsorption, gel formation and foaming are discussed in detail. Particular attention is paid to the solution behaviour of surfactants and polymers containing polyoxyethylene chains. Surface active polymers are presented and their interaction with surfactants is a core topic of the book. Protein-surfactant interaction is also important and a new chapter deals with this issue. Microemulsions are treated in depth and several important application such as detergency and their use as media for chemical reactions are presented. Emulsions and the choice of emulsifier is discussed in some detail. The new edition also contains chapters on rheology and wetting. Surfactants and Polymers in Aqueous Solution is aimed at those dealing with surface chemistry research at universities and with surfactant formulation in industry.

Contributors List. Foreword. Preface. Part 1: Surface Chemistry in Important Technologies. Surface Chemistry in Pharmacy (Martin Malmsten). Surface Chemistry in Food and Feed (Bjorn Bergenstahl). Surface Chemistry in Detergency (Wolfgang von Rybinski). Surface Chemistry in Agriculture (Tharwat F. Tadros). Surface and Colloid Chemistry in Photographic Technology (John Texter). Surface Chemistry in Paints (Krister Holmberg). Surface Chemistry in Paper (Fredrick Tiberg et al). Surface Chemistry in the Polymerization of Emulsion (Klaus Tauer). Colloidal Processing of Ceramics (Lennart Bergstrom). Surface Chemistry in Disperson, Flocculation and Flotation (Brij M. Moudgil eet al). Surface Chemistry in the Petroleum Industry (James R Kanicky et al). Part 2: Surfactants. Anionic Surfactants (Antje Schmalstieg and Guenther W. Wasow). Nonionic Surfactants (Michael F. Cox). Cationic Surfactants (Dale S. Steichen). Zwitterionic and Amphoteric Surfactants (David T. Floyd et al). Polymeric Surfactants (Tharwat F. Tadros). Speciality Surfactants (Krister Holmberg). Hydrotropes (Anna Matero). Physico-Chemical Properties of Surfactants (Bjorn Lindman). Surfactant-Polymer Systems (Bjorn Lindman). Surfactants Liquid Crystals (Syed Hussan et al). Environmental Aspects of Surfactants (Lothar Huber and Lutz Nitschke). Molecular Dynamics Computer Simulations of Surfactants (Hubert Kuhn and Heinz Rehage). Part 3: Colloidal Systems and Layer Structures at Surfaces. Solid Dispersons (Staffan Wall). Foams and Foaming (Robert J. Pugh). Vesicles (Brian H. Robinson and Madeleine Rogerson). Microemulsions (Klaus Wormuth et al). Langmuir-Blodgett Films (Hubert Motschmann and Helmuth Mohwald). Self-Assembling Monolayers: Alkaline Thiols on Gold (Dennis S. Everhart). Part 4: Phenomena in Surface Chemistry. Wetting, Spreading and Penetration (Karina Grundke). Foam Breaking in Aqueous Systems (Robert J. Pugh). Solubilization (Thomas Zemb and Fabienne Testard). Rheological Effects in Surfactant Phases (Heinz Hoffmann and Werner Ulbricht). Part 5: Analysis and Characterization in Surface Chemistry Measuring Equilibrium Surface Tensions (Michael Mulqueen and Paul D.T. Huibers). Measuring Dynamic Surface Tensions (Reinhard Miller et al). Determining Critical Micelle Concentration (Alexander Patist). Measuring Contact Angle (C.N. Catherine Lam et al). Measuring Micelle Size and Shape (Magnus Nyden). Identification of Lyotropic Liquid Crystalline Mesophases (Stephen T. Hyde). Characterization of Microemulsion Structure (Ulf Olsson). Measuring Particle Size by Light Scattering (Michael Borkovec). Measurement of Electrokinetic Phenomena in Surface Chemistry (Norman L. Burns). Measuring Interactions between Surfaces (Per M Claesson and Mark W. Rutland). Measuring the Forces and Stability of Thin-Liquid Films (Vance Bergeon). Measuring Adsorption (Bengt Kronberg). Index.

© 2014 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. All rights reserved. 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.