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Title

Interfacial science : an introduction / Geoffrey Barnes, Ian Gentle.

Author

Gentle, Ian.

Publication

Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2005.

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Additional Authors

Barnes, Geoff.

Description

xvi, 247 p. : ill.; 25 cm.

Subjects

• Surface chemistry
• Interfaces (Physical sciences)

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references and index.

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 -- Surface tension -- 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 -- Introduction -- Models of the interface -- The surface phase approach -- The surface excess properties approach -- Adsorption -- 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 -- Introduction -- 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 -- Adsorption of surfactants -- Micelles -- Molecular requirements -- Formation of micelles -- Micelle structure -- Solubilization -- Factors affecting the cmc -- Impurity effects -- Applications of surfactants -- Wetting -- Detergency -- Water repulsion -- Emulsification -- Froth flotation in ore treatment -- Oil recovery -- Membrane disruption -- Films and foams -- Introduction -- Film tension -- Permeability to gases -- Foam formation -- The Plateau border -- The Marangoni effect -- Aerosols -- Occurrence -- Formation -- Monodisperse aerosols -- Electrostatic precipitation -- Verification of the Kelvin equation -- Insoluble monolayers and Langmuir-Blodgett films -- Introduction -- Formation and handling of floating monolayers -- Molecular requirements -- Spreading -- The surface film balance -- The Brooks frame -- Surface pressure-area relationships -- Deposition of Langmuir-Blodgett films -- The study of film structure -- The surface film balance -- 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 -- Emulsions -- 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 -- Membranes -- Artificial membranes -- Black lipid membranes (BLMs) -- Self-assembled membranes -- The surfaces of solids -- Introduction -- Surfaces of single crystals -- Techniques for studying solid surfaces -- Spectroscopic and diffraction methods -- Scanning probe techniques -- Adsorption at the gas-solid interface.

Call Number

JSE 06-938

ISBN

0199278822 (pbk. : alk. paper)

LCCN

• 2005011113
• 9780199278824

OCLC

59712554

Author

Gentle, Ian.

Title

Interfacial science : an introduction / Geoffrey Barnes, Ian Gentle.

Imprint

Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2005.

Bibliography

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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Added Author

Barnes, Geoff.

Other Standard Identifier

9780199278824

Research Call Number

JSE 06-938