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Author:   Tharwat F. Tadros
Publisher:   Wiley-VCH Verlag GmbH
Imprint:   Wiley-VCH Verlag GmbH
Dimensions:   Width: 17.40cm , Height: 1.90cm , Length: 24.50cm
Weight:   0.704kg
ISBN:  

9783527329410

ISBN 10:   3527329412
Pages:   298
Publication Date:   13 June 2012
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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General Introduction Fundamentals of Wetting and Spreading The Critical Surface Tension of Wetting and the Role of Surfactants in Powder Wetting Structure of the Solid?Liquid Interface and Electrostatic Stabilization Electrokinetic Phenomena and Zeta Potential General Classification of Dispersing Agents and Adsorption of Surfactants at the Solid/Liquid Interface Adsorption and Conformation of Polymer Surfactants at the Solid-Liquid Interface Stabilization and Destabilization of Suspensions Using Polymeric Surfactants and the Theory of Steric Stabilization Properties of Concentrated Suspensions Sedimentation of Suspensions and Prevention of Formation of Dilatant Sediments Characterization of Suspensions and Assessment of Their Stability Rheological Techniques for Assessment of Stability of Suspensions Rheology of Concentrated Suspensions

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Dr. Tharwat Tadros was formerly a senior research associate at ICI/ZENECA (Jealott's Hill, Brackness, UK) where he was a leader of a research group specialized in Colloid and Interface Science. He was a visiting Professor at Imperial College, Bristol University and Reading University. At present he is an independent consultant for various Multi-National Companies and gives lectures on various topics all over the world. Dr. Tadros has published over 250 papers in the field of concentrated dispersions, rheology, emulsions, nanoemulsions and microemulsions. In particular, Dr. Tadros carried out a great deal of research on polymeric surfactants and their stabilization mechanisms. He also carried out research work on wetting spreading and adhesion. Dr. Tadros has written five books on Surfactants in Agrochemicals (1994) and on Applied Surfactants (2005), Colloids in Agrochemicals (2009), Colloids in Paints (to be published 2010), Rheology of Dispersions (to be published 2010). He has edited several books on Surfactants (1984), Solid/Liquid Dispersion (1987). More recently he edited a series of six volumes on Colloids and Interface Sciences Series . He also is editing another series on Topics on Colloid and Interface Science . Dr. Tadros was the Editor-in-Chief of Colloids and Surfaces as well as Advanced Colloid and Interface Science . He is still an Honorary Editor of both journals. He was the past president of the International Association of Colloid and Interface Science (IACIS). Due to his distinguished research Dr. Tadros was awarded two medals from the Royal Society of Chemistry in the UK.

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