ISBN-13: 9783211219966 / Angielski / Miękka / 2004 / 173 str.
Colloidal systems and dispersions are of great importance in oil recovery, waste water treatment, coating, food and beverage industry, pharmaceutical industry, medicine, environmental protection, etc. Colloidal systems and dispersions are always multicomponent and multiphase systems. In these systems at least one dimension is in a range of colloidal forces action: colloidal dispersions/emulsions are examples of three-dimensional colloidal systems, while thin liquid films are examples of one-dimensional colloidal systems. The contributions presented in this volume deal with flow, distribution and redistribution, coating and deposition of surfactant and polymer molecules in colloidal systems. The book presents reviews of recent advances and trends by well-known scientists and engineers in this area.