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Title: Handbook of Microemulsion Science and Technology
Handbook of Microemulsion Science and Technology
By: Promod Kumar and K.L. Mittal, eds.
ISBN: 978 0824 71979 1
Publisher: Marcel Dekker
Copyright: 1999
Page Count: 860
Trim Size: 7 x 10
Format: Hardcover
Catalog #: 03399
Status: Normally in stock
List Price: $269.95
Our Price: $233.50
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Keywords associated with this title: Colloids
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This handbook probes theoretical and practical issues surrounding microemulsion. It reviews the performance of — and prospects for — methods such as X-ray diffraction, transmission electron microscopy (TEM), light scattering, small-angle neutron scattering, viscosimetry, and nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) to characterize various aspects of the dispersed phase of microemulsions. The Handbook of Microemulsion Science and Technology demonstrates methods for overcoming stability issues in paints, wax dispersions, cosmetics, food products, and other industrial applications which use microemulsions.

 

From the Preface: “Microemulsions are thermodynamically stable isotropic dispersions of oil and water containing domains of nanometer dimensions stabilized by the interfacial film of surface active agent(s). The word `microemulsion' was originally proposed by Jack H. Schulman and coworkers in 1959 (although the first paper appeared on this subject back in 1943), who observed that on addition of short chain alcohol to a coarse macroemulsion...the system became transparent...The literature on microemulsions is quite extensive and is spread over many journals, book chapters, and monographs...This book was conceived with the idea of providing a panoramic view of the wonderful world of microemulsions, covering both the fundamental and applied aspects...”

 

Target Audience: Physical, surface, and colloid chemists; cosmetic scientists and technologists; food and pharmaceutical technologists; chemical engineers; and upper-level students in these disciplines.

 

Table of Contents:

 

Historical Perspective: Microemulsions — A Historical Overview

Structural Aspects and Characterization of Microemulsions:

Thermodynamics of Microemulsions

Microscopic Models of Microemulsions

Lattice Monte Carlo Simulations of Micellar and Microemulsion Systems

Effects of Alcohol Chain Length and Salt on Phase Behavior and Critical Phenomena in SDS Microemulsions

Aggregation Behavior in One-Phase (Winsor IV) Microemulsion Systems

Ionic Microemulsions

Supercritical Microemulsions

Characterization of Microemulsions by NMR

Rheological Properties of Microemulsions

Light Scattering Studies of Microemulsion Systems

Characterization of Microemulsions Using Fast Freeze-Fracture and Cryo-Electron Microscopy

Characterization of Microemulsions by Electrical Birefringence

Reactions in Microemulsions:

Organic Reactivity in Microemulsions

Application of Microemulsions in Enhancing Sensitivity of Reactions in Spectroscopic Analysis

Preparation of Ultrafine Particles of Metals and Metal Borides in Microemulsions

Microemulsion-Mediated Synthesis of Nanosize Oxide Materials

Time-Resolved Luminescence Quenching in Microemulsions

Structure and Reactions in Microemulsions Formed in Near-Critical and Supercritical Fields

Electrochemical Studies in Microemulsions

Polymerization in Microemulsions

Enzymatic Reactions in Microemulsions

Applications of Microemulsions:

Applications of Microemulsions in Enhanced Oil Recovery

Microemulsions in Pharmaceuticals

Microemulsions in Cosmetics

Microemulsions in Foods

Application of Microemulsions as Liquid Membranes

Application of Microemulsions in Textile Cleaning Using Model Detergency Tests

Future Prospects:

The Future of Microemulsions

Index

 

Primary Topic: Colloids and Emulsions
Related Topics: Polymer Characterization
Solubility and Surfactants
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