Chapter 8. Liquid–Fluid Interfaces
Published Online: 28 APR 2002
DOI: 10.1002/0471234990.ch8
Copyright © 1999 John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
Book Title
Surfaces, Interfaces, and Colloids: Principles and Applications, Second Edition
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How to Cite
Myers, D. (2002) Liquid–Fluid Interfaces, in Surfaces, Interfaces, and Colloids: Principles and Applications, Second Edition, John Wiley & Sons, Inc., New York, USA. doi: 10.1002/0471234990.ch8
Publication History
- Published Online: 28 APR 2002
ISBN Information
Print ISBN: 9780471330608
Online ISBN: 9780471234999
- Summary
- Chapter
Keywords:
- surface tension;
- surface mobility;
- temperature effects on surface tension;
- surface curvature;
- dynamic surface tension;
- surface tension of solutions;
- surfactants;
- adsorption;
- Gibbs monolayers;
- insoluble monolayer films;
- surface pressure;
- surface potential;
- surface rheology;
- gaseous films;
- liquid films, condensed films;
- mixed films;
- polymers at surfaces;
- deposited monolayer films
Summary
Chapter 8 provides an introduction to the phenomena encountered in liquid-fluid (vapor or liquid) interactions. It includes a more detailed definition of liquid surfaces including the concept of surface tension. Atomic and molecular mobility at liquid surfaces is described as well as the effects of temperature, curvature, and dynamics on surface properties. Theories on the surface properties of solutions, including liquid mixtures and ionic salts, are presented. Emphasis is placed on solutions of surface actives materials with the presentation of the concepts of monolayer adsorption, the Gibbs adsorption isotherm, the efficiency and effectiveness of surfactant adsorption, insoluble monolayers, surface pressure, surface potential, and surface rheology. The physical “states” of monolayer films (gaseous, liquid, and condensed) are described along with corresponding equations of state are introduced. The effects of the molecular structure of surfactant and polymer molecules, the nature of the substrate, temperature, etc., on the nature of monolayer films is covered.