Surfactant technology represents a vibrant and challenging area of physico-chemical science — exact mechanisms of well-established processes are not often fully understood, thus creating continued debate. New Products and Applications in Surfactant Technology discusses the production, physico-chemical properties, and applications of surfactant products; the use of surfactant systems for the environmental remediation of contaminated land; the physical behavior of surfactants in solutions; multiple emulsions; and more.

From the Preface: “Surfactants represent one of the most diverse classes of performance chemical available, being derived from a broad spectrum of organic chemicals of varying ionic type, with each product exhibiting one of more surface-active properties. Although the area of surface chemistry is a long-established technology with many well-defined products, the capacity for new products and new applications should not be under-estimated. Most of the innovative developments tend to be in industrial applications...”

Target Audience: Surfactant, analytical, and environmental chemists; manufacturers and users of surfactants; health and safety personnel; and other professionals working with surfactants in specialty chemicals, polymers, and detergents.

Table of Contents:

Alkylphenol Ethoxylates: Biodegradability, Aquatic Toxicity and Environmental Fate

Surfactants in Environmental Remediation: Aquifer Restoration

Current Developments in Cationic Surfactants

Biodetergents

Applications of Surfactants in Personal-Care Products

Methyl Ester Sulfonates

Fluorocarbon—Hydrocarbon Hybrid Surfactants

Polymeric Surfactants

The Formulation and Industrial Applications of Multiple Emulsions: An Area of Fast Development

Index