Includes index. Machine generated contents note: Preface 1. Characteristic Features of Surfactants 2. Adsorption of Surface-Active Agents at Interfaces: The Electrical Double Layer 3. Micelle Formation by Surfactants 4. Solubilization by Solutions of Surfactants: Micellar Catalysis 5. Reduction of Surface and Interfacial Tension by Surfactants 6. Wetting and Its Modification by Surfactants 7. Foaming and Antifoaming by Aqueous Solutions of Surfactants 8. Emulsification by Surfactants 9. Dispersion and Aggregation of Solids in Liquid Media by Surfactants 10. Detergency and Its Modification by Surfactants 11. Molecular Interactions and Synergism in Mixture of Two Surfactants 12. Gemini Surfactants 13. Surfactants in Biology 14. Surfactants in Nanotechnology 15. Surfactants and Molecular Modeling Answers to Selected Problems Index. Includes bibliographical references and index.

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