Book description
A dispersion is a system of unmixable phases in which one phase is
continuous and at least one is finely distributed. Examples are found in
many industrial applications, including emulsions, suspensions, foams,
and geld. The control of their flow characteristics - rheology - is
essential in their preparation, long-term physical stability and application.
Filling the need for a practical, up-to-date book connecting the
stability/instability of the dispersion to its rheological behavior,
this title aids in understanding the principles of rheology and the
techniques that can be applied.
From the contents:
* General Introduction
* Interparticle Interactions and Their Combination
* Principles of Viscoelastic Behavior
* Rheology of Suspensions
* Rheology of Emulsions
* Rheology of Modifiers, Thickeners, and Gels
* Use of Rheological Measurements for Assessment and Prediction of the
Long-Term Physical Stability of Formulations (Creaming and
Sedimentation) Tharwat F. Tadros was appointed lecturer in Physical
Chemsitry (1962-1966) at Alexandria University. Between 1966 and 1969,
he spent a sabbatical at the Agricultural University of Wageningen and
T. N.O. in Delft, The Netherlands. Thereafter he joined I. C.I. and
ZENECA until 1994, where he researched various fields of surfactants,
emulsions, suspensions, microemulsions, wetting spreading & adhesion
and rheology. During that period he was also appointed visiting
professor at Imperial College London, Bristol University and Reading
University. In 1992, he was elected President of the International
Association of Colloid and Interface Science. Since leaving ZENECA,
Tharwat F. Tadros has worked as a consultant for various industries and
also given several courses in his specialized field. He is the recipient
of two medals from the Royal Society of Chemistry in the UK, and has
more than 250 scientific papers to his name.
