Bubble and Foam Chemistry

ISBN-13: 9781107090576 / Angielski / Twarda / 2016 / 444 str.

Robert J Pugh

Opis

This indispensable guide will equip the reader with a thorough understanding of the field of foaming chemistry.

Recenzje

'Bubble and Foam Chemistry covers the rarely discussed physical chemistry of liquid foams, such as why they form and how they can be measured and prevented … The book is full of illustrations, which are instructive for those involved in the field.' J. Allison, CHOICE

Spis treści

Preface; Symbols; 1. Basic principles and concepts; 2. The nature and properties of foaming surfactants; 3. Soap bubbles and foam films; 4. Processes in foaming; 5. The generation of bubbles and foams; 6. The coalescence of bubbles in surfactant solutions; 7. The stability/instability of bubbles and foams; 8. Particle stabilized bubbles and foams; 9. Foaming in non aqueous liquids; 10. Antifoaming and defoaming; 11. Bubble size measurements and foam test methods; 12. Developments in foam research.