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Fundamentals of Interface and Colloid Science (FICS) is a standard
reference work with an educational nature. The emphasis is on the
basic facts and phenomena, which are systematically explained.
FICS aims to make interface and colloid science accessible to a
wide audience. Interface and colloid science is an important and
fascinating field, but one that is often overlooked and
undervalued. It has applications as diverse as agriculture, mineral
dressing, oil recovery, industrial chemistry, medical science and
biotechnology.
A deductive approach is followed, with systems of growing
complexity being treated as the book progresses. Volume I:
Fundamentals (1st ed. 1991, 2nd ed. 1993) reviews the physical
chemistry required to understand current literature on interfacial
and colloid science. The volume starts from first principles and
gradually increases the level. Volume II: Solid-Liquid Interfaces
(1995) treats the subject systematically for the first time,
including adsorption, double layers and electronkinetics. Volume
III: Interface Tension covers interfacial tensions, monolayers and
wetting.
Key Features
* Accessible to a wide audience without a detailed knowledge of
physics and chemistry
* Complex mathematical derivations are kept to a minimum
* Treats interfacial and colloidal phenomena from first principles
(advanced command of physics and chemistry not required)
* Takes the reader from elementary to expert level
* Acts as a reference and a textbook
* Contains extensive and detailed cumulative subject index
Interface and colloid science is an important, though often
under-valued, branch of science. It has applications and
ramifications in domains as disparate as agriculture, mineral
dressing, oil recovery, chemical industry, biotechnology, medical
science, and many more. Proper application of interface and colloid
science requires factual knowledge and insight into the many basic
laws of physics and chemistry upon which it is based. Fundamentals
of Interface and Colloid Science is the first book to cover this
field in the depth neccessary to be a valuable reference and an
excellent textbook.
From the beginning to the end of the book, systems of growing
complexity are treated gradually. The presentation is particularly
suited to emphasize that interfaces are not autonomous phases. As a
rule, interfacial properties can be varied only by changing the
adjoining phases, so that the properties of these bulk phases must
be understood first. The text also recognizes common principles
behind a variety of phenomena, and helps the reader to understand
them and to develop and improve processes. The systematic treatment
of the material in the book makes this clear, and makes the text
itself an important contribution to the field.
Key Features
* Systematic treatment of information
* An excellent addition to volume I
* Two chapters contributed by other experts in the field
* Uses a deductive approach to increase the order of
complexity
* Written by a leading expert in the field
* Two chapters contributed by other outstanding scientists
* Uses a systematic and deductive approach
* First comprehensive review of the topic
This volume sets out the fundamental physical chemical concepts
behind interface and colloid science. Starting from elementary
principles, including those of classical thermodynamics and
intermolecular interaction, it gradually progresses to more
advanced topics such as partition functions and stochastic
processes.
Relevant mathematical techniques are explained in appendices. All
that is required of the reader is a basic knowledge of physical
chemistry, and research workers and graduates interested in colloid
and interface science will welcome the wide ranging knowledge
presented by the author and a team of experts. The discussions of
many applications make the book of particular interest to those
involved in practical research.
Key Features
* Provides a general physical chemical background to interface and
colloid science
* Explains and elaborates phenomena starting from basic principles
and progresses to more advanced topics
* includes classical thermodynamics and the description of
intermolecular interactions, partition functions, stochastic
processes and dynamic light scattering
* Required mathematical techniques are described in appendices
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