Synopses & Reviews
From the basics to the most recent developments- A concise review of suspensions, emulsions, and foams
Updating and expanding their highly popular Colloidal Systems and Interfaces, Ian Morrison and Sydney Ross now provide authoritative coverage of the concepts and techniques applicable to suspensions, emulsions, and foams. Concisely yet thoroughly encompassing the significant developments of the past fourteen years, Colloidal Dispersions: Suspensions, Emulsions, and Foams describes a wide range of topics, including particles in liquids, interactions at interfaces, surfactants, and the technology of emulsions and foams. Industrial chemists and chemical engineers will discover among the book's insights recently developed computer-based methods that offer fast, precise measurements of particle concentration, size, and charge by acoustics, application of acid-base concepts to adsorption, the role of electric charges in nonpolar media, and the fundamentals of nanotechnology.
This new edition includes:
* Updated material and major advances in the field, including the development of new equipment
* In-depth instruction on methods for producing emulsions and suspensions
* Extensive industrial and practical applications of general principles
* Expanded sections on particle sizing, nonpolar dispersions, and polymer stabilization
Synopsis
A concise review of the concepts and techniques applicable to emulsions and dispersions useful to industrial chemists and chemical engineers. Describes a wide range of topics under the headings of particulates, interfaces, stability of dispersions, and dispersed-phase systems. Also covers recently-developed computer-based methods which offer fast, precise measurements, e.g. particle-size distributions by quasielastic light scattering, dilational surface elasticity from the damping of ripples, and foam stability by the automatic recording of small pressure differences.
Synopsis
A concise review of the concepts and techniques applicable to emulsions and dispersions useful to industrial chemists and chemical engineers. Describes a wide range of topics under the headings of particulates, interfaces, stability of dispersions, and dispersed-phase systems. Also covers recently-developed computer-based methods which offer fast, precise measurements, e.g. particle-size distributions by quasielastic light scattering, dilational surface elasticity from the damping of ripples, and foam stability by the automatic recording of small pressure differences.
About the Author
IAN D. MORRISON, PhD, is Director of Technology for the E Ink Corporation.
SYDNEY ROSS, PhD, is Emeritus Professor of Colloid Science at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.
Table of Contents
PARTICULATES.
Optical Properties--Light Scattering.
Kinetic Properties--Rheology.
Statistical Properties.
Size and Surface Area.
Processing Methods for Making Emulsions and Suspensions.
INTERFACES.
Capillarity of Pure Liquids.
The Relation of Capillarity to Phase Diagrams.
Surface-active Solutes.
Physical Properties of Insoluble Monolayers.
Aqueous Solutions of Surface-active Solutes.
Surface Activity in Nonaqueous Media.
Thermodynamics of Adsorption from Solution.
STABILITY OF DISPERSIONS.
Forces of Attraction.
Forces of Repulsion.
Stability of Systems.
Kinetics of Coagulation.
DISPERSED-PHASED SYSTEMS.
Emulsions.
Foams.
Suspensions.
References.
Bibliography.
Appendix A: Physical Constants.
Appendix B: Units.
Appendix C: Mathematical Formulas.
Appendix D: Electrostatic and Induction Contributions to Intermolecular Potential Energy.
Appendix E: Electric Properties of Representative Molecules.
Appendix F: Lifetimes of Contributing to Colloid and Interface Science.
Appendix G: Kendall Awardees.
Appendix H: Electrostatic Units.
Appendix J: Manufacturers of Instruments.
Appendix K: Manufacturers of Processing Equipment.
Index.