This revised edition contains a thorough discussion of surfactant types and the primary methods for their preparation. Physicochemical phenomena such as self-assembly in solution, adsorption, gel formation and foaming are discussed in detail. Particular attention is paid to the solution behavior of surfactants and polymers containing polyoxyethylene chains. Surface active polymers are presented and their interaction with surfactants is a core topic of the book. The second edition contains new chapters on novel surfactants, protein—surfactant interactions, rheology, and wetting. Industrial formulations that contain both surfactants and polymers include detergents, paints, foodstuff, and cosmetics.

From the Preface: “...The additions and revisions made in this new edition...are based on suggestions that we have obtained through these years and also from our own ambition to keep the content up-to-date with respect to recent developments in the field...All of the chapters from the first edition that reappear in this second volume have been fully updated and revised. In most of these, new material has been added, usually describing the results obtained from recent research...”

Target Audience: Academic and industrial researchers who are involved with the formulation and application of surfactants and polymers in aqueous solution.

Table of Contents:

Introduction to Surfactants

Surfactant Micellization

Phase Behaviour of Concentrated Surfactant Systems

Physicochemical Properties of Surfactants and Polymers Containing Oxyethylene Groups

Mixed Micelles

Microemulsions

Intermolecular Interactions

Colloidal Forces

Polymers in Solution

Regular Solution Theory

Novel Surfactants

Surface Active Polymers

Surfactant—Polymer Systems

Surfactant—Protein Mixtures

An Introduction to the Rheology of Polymer and Surfactant Solutions

Surface Tension and Adsorption at the Air—Water Interface

Adsorption of Surfactants at Solid Surfaces

Wetting and Wetting Agents, Hydrophobization and Hydrophobizing Agents

Interactions of Polymers with Surfaces

Foaming of Surfactant Solutions

Emulsions and Emulsifiers

Chemical Reactions in Microheterogeneous Systems

Appendices

Index