This publication provides comprehensive material on the chemical and physical attributes of surfactants and new models for the understanding of structure-property relationships. Surfactants Chemistry, Interfacial Properties, Applications provides efficient instruments for the prognostication of principal physicochemical properties and the technologic applicability from the structure of a surfactant through the discussion of interrelations between the chemical structure, physicochemical properties and the efficiency of technologic application.

Also included are informative overviews on new experimental techniques and abundant reference material on manufacturers, nomenclature, product properties, and experimental examples. The publication is accompanied by a CD-ROM, which is needed for the application of the thermodynamic and kinetic models to experimental data.

Chapter headings. Chemistry of surfactants. Thermodynamics of adsorption of surfactants at the fluid interfaces. Equilibrium adsorption properties of single and mixed surfactant solutions. Dynamics of adsorption from solutions. Adsorption from Micellar Solutions. Theory and practical application aspects of surfactants. Software tools to interpret the thermodynamics and kinetics of surfactant adsorption.