CHEM 392 SURFACTANT SCIENCE          (3+0) 3          5 ECTS

Characteristic features of surfactants, adsorption of surfactants at interfaces, EDL. Micella formation by surfactants. Solubilization by solutions of surfactants. Reduction of surface and interfacial tension by surfactants. Wetting and its modification by surfactants. Foaming and antifoming by surfactants. Emulsification, dispersion and aggregation of solids in liquid media. Detergency and its modification. Molecular interaction and synergism in mixtures of two surfactants.