Surface Chemistry Theory and Applications focuses on liquid-gas, liquid-liquid, solid-gas, solid-liquid, and solid-solid surfaces.
The book first offers information on liquid-gas surfaces, including surface tension, measurement of surface tension, rate of capillarity rise, capillary attraction, bubble pressure and pore size, and surface tension and temperature. The text then ponders on liquid-liquid and solid-gas surfaces. Discussions focus on surface energy of solids, surface roughness and cleanness, adsorption of gases and vapors, adsorption hysteresis, interfacial tension, and interfacial tension in multicomponent systems.
The manuscript takes a look at solid-liquid surfaces, as well as stagnant layers at solid-liquid interfaces, heat transfer, surface roughness or electrodes, adsorption of liquids heat of wetting, and thin metal films condensed from vapor. The text also examines solid-liquid-gas and solid-liquid-liquid surfaces and electric surface phenomena.
The book is a vital source of information for readers interested in surface chemistry.

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Preface
I. Liquid-Gas
Surface Tension
Measurement of Surface Tension
A. The Radii of Curvature
B. Sessile Drops and Bubbles
C. Capillary Pull
D. Hanging Drops and Fibers
E. Capillary Rise
F. Liquid Jets
G. Floating Sheet
H. Drop Weight
I. Oscillating Drops
J. Ripples
K. Rupture of the Surface. "Tensiometer"
L. Maximum Bubble Pressure
Rate of Capillary Rise
Capillary Attraction
Drop Size. Spraying
Bubble Size
Bubbling Pressure and Pore Size
Surface Tension Values
Surface Tension and Temperature. Surface Tension and Other Properties
Surface Tension and Chemical Composition
Thermodynamics of Surface Tension. Surface Tension and Vapor Pressure
Electric, Magnetic, and Light Effects on Surface Tension
Surface Tension of Solutions
Surface Tension of Ternary Mixtures
Unimolecular Films or Monolayers
Retardation of Evaporation by Unimolecular Films
Surface Viscosity
Drops Floating Above a Surface
Movements in a Liquid Surface
Gibbs Adsorption Equation. Chemical Equilibrium at Interfaces
The Structure of Surfaces
Foam Films and Foam Bubbles
Foam, Froth, Lather
Utilization of Foam
Foam Prevention
Liquid Aerosols, Mist, Fog
Utilization of Mists
Dissipation of Fogs
References
II. Liquid-Liquid
Interfacial Tension
Values of Interfacial Tension
Interfacial Tension in Multicomponent Systems
Liquid Lenses and Spreading of Liquids over Liquids
Films at Interfaces
Emulsions
Preparation of Emulsions
Stability of Emulsions
Inversion of Emulsions
Utilization of Emulsions
Breaking of Emulsions
References
III. Solid-Gas
Surface Energy of Solids
Surface Cleanness
Surface Roughness
Methods for Determining Surface Roughness
Data on Surface Roughness
Heterogeneity and Anisotropy of Solid Surfaces
Adsorption of Gases and Vapors
The Adsorption Isotherm
The Adsorption Isobar
The Adsorption Isostere
Adsorption Hysteresis
The Heat of Adsorption
The Nature of the Adsorbent
The Surface Area of the Adsorbent
A. Geometrical Determination
B. Permeability Method
C. Heat Conductance Method
D. Gas Adsorption Method
E. Heat of Wetting Method
Adsorption of Gas Mixtures
The Rate of Adsorption
Migration in the Adsorption Layer
A. Rate of Crystal Growth
B. Diffusion Through a Porous Adsorbent
C. Radioactive Tracers
D. Electron Emission
Utilization of the Adsorption of Gases and Vapors
Corrosion by Gases
Dust and Smoke
Determination of Particle Size
A. Sieving
B. Air Permeability
C. Separation and Measurement of Single Particles
D. Electrostatic Determination
Utilization and Precipitation of Dust and Smoke
References
IV. Solid-Liquid
Interfacial Energy
Stagnant Layers at Solid-Liquid Interfaces
Heat Transfer
Heterogeneity and Anisotropy of Solid Surfaces
Surface Roughness of Electrodes
Thin Metal Films Condensed from Vapor
Adsorption of Liquids. Heat of Wetting
Adsorption from Solutions
The Isotherm of Apparent Adsorption
The Temperature Coefficient of Adsorption
The Nature of the Adsorbent
The Rate of Adsorption
Adsorption on Crystal Faces
The Absolute Magnitude of Adsorption. The Surface Area of Adsorbent
A. Adsorption Method
B. Radioactive Exchange Method
C. Other Methods
The Importance of Adsorption
Utilization of Adsorption for Removing Unwanted Constituents
Utilization of Adsorption for Recovering Valuable Constituents
Corrosion by Liquids
Suspensions
References
V. Solid-Liquid-Gas. Solid-Liquid-Liquid
The Contact Angle
A. Direct Measurement
B. Computation from the Drop Size
C. Level Surface Method
Reproducibility of Contact Angle Values
The Hysteresis of the Contact Angle
Contact Angles and Surface Roughness
Numerical Values for Contact Angles
Contact Angles in Solid-Liquid-Liquid Systems
Imbibition and Wetting 3
Importance and Utilization of Wetting
Solid Particles in Liquid Surfaces
Comminution and Surface Energy
Adhesion
Friction and Lubrication
References
VI. Electric Surface Phenomena
Static Electricity
Conductance of Solid-Gas Interfaces
Prevention of Static Electricity
Balloelectricity
Electrokinetic Phenomena
Electrokinetic Measurements
The Theory of Electrokinetic Phenomena
Surface Conductance. Electroviscous Effect
Effect of the Composition of the Liquid Phase on Electrokinetic Phenomena
Effect of the Solid on Electrokinetic Phenomena
The Electric Double Layer
Mutual Repulsion of Electric Double Layers
Utilization of Electrokinetic Phenomena
Electrodialysis
Electrocapillarity
The Capacity of the Double Layer
Secondary Electrocapillary Effects
References
Author Index
Subject Index