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.
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