Dictionary of Colloid and Interface Science

LAURIER L. SCHRAMM, PhD, is Executive Director of the Petroleum Recovery Institute. He is also an adjunct professor of chemistry at the University of Calgary, where he leads a research group and lectures on applied colloid and interface chemistry.

• About the Author. Acknowledgments. Introduction. Dictionary of Terms. TABLES. Table 1: Classifications for Atmospheric Aerosols of Liquid Droplets. Table 2: Types of Colloidal Dispersion. Table 3: Particle Size Classifications Extending Upwards from the Classical Colloidal Domain. Table 4: Glossary of Viscosities. Table 5: Equations for Predicting Viscosities of Dispersions. Table 6: Equations for Predicting Conductivities of Dispersions. Table 7: Equations for Predicting Relative Permittivities of Dispersions. Table 8: Equations for Predicting Surface and Interfacial Tensions. Table 9: Some Surface Techniques and Their Acronyms. Table 10: Some Approximate Values of Shear Rate Appropriate to Various Processes. Table 11: Some Descriptions Appropriate to Different Yield Stresses. Table 12: Equations for Predicting Critical Micelle Concentrations. Table 13: Index of Famous Names in Colloid and Interface Science. Table 14: Some Units and Symbols in Colloid and Interface Science. References.

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