1st Edition

Surfactants in Chemical/Process Engineering

By Wasan Copyright 1988

    The first reference to link chemical engineering technologies and surfactant science in suchbreadth of focus, Surfactants in Chemical/Process Engineering features contributionsby major authorities in chemical engineering whose applications have opened important newfields for surfactant use. These applications include dispersion science, separation processes, oilrecovery, microemulsions, and environmental control.This volume discusses ultrafiltration processes, flotation, metal extractions, and more ...examines surfactants in process streams for such industrial separations as micellar-enhancedultrafiltration, adsorbent regeneration, micellar extractions, and oiVwater demulsification . ..describes methodologies for separations of fatty acids, metals, minerals and impurities,solvents, and hydrocarbons for cost-saving industrial and consumer product manufacture . . .details techniques for developing and optimizing formulations for superior agricultural plantcontrol or enhancement systems, micro- and macroemulsions, and liquid surfactant membranes... and looks closely at emulsion polymers in soil stabilizations, protective coatings, sealants,adhesives, textile processing, paper finishing, specialty concretes, and tire manufacture.

    Preface, Contributors, 1. DILATATIONAL PROPERTIES OF ADSORBED SURFACTANT INTERFACES AND THEIR APPLICATIONS, 2. THE EFFECT OF SURFACE-ACTIVE AGENTS IN DISTILLATION PROCESSES, 3. SURFACTANT-BASED TREATMENT OF AQUEOUS PROCESS STREAMS, 4. LIQUID SURFACTANT MEMBRANES FOR METAL EXTRACTIONS, 5. SURFACTANTS IN AQUEOUS EMULSIFICATION SEPARATION OF OLEIC AND STEARIC ACIDS, 6. SURFACTANTS IN FLOTATION, 7. SURFACTANTS IN HERBICIDE DISPERSIONS, 8. THE ROLE OF SURFACTANTS IN EMULSION POLYMERIZATION, 9. MICROEMULSIONS: FORMATION, STRUCTURE, PROPERTIES, AND NOVEL APPLICATIONS, 10. IMPORTANCE OF SURFACTANTS AND SURFACE PHENOMENA ON SEPARATING DILUTE OIL-WATER EMULSIONS AND DISPERSIONS, Index

    Biography

    Darsh T. Wasan, Martin E. Ginn, Dinesh O. Shah