1st Edition

Colloid And Surface Properties Of Clays And Related Minerals

By Rossman F. Giese, Carel J. van Oss Copyright 2002
    312 Pages
    by CRC Press

    320 Pages
    by CRC Press

    Discusses measuring the surface properties of flat or particulate solids with contact angles of drops of high-energy liquids deposited on solid surfaces or via the thin-layer wicking technique. It focuses on Lifshitz-van der Waals, Lewis acid-base, and electrical double layer interactions.

    1. Introduction 2. Applications of Clays and Clay Minerals 3. Clay Minerals 4. Other Mineral Colloids 5. Theory of Colloids 6. Measurement of Surface Thermodynamic Properties 7. Electrokinetic Methods 8. Interactions Between Colloids 9. Surface Thermodynamic Properties of Minerals 10. Biological Interactions with Mineral Particles

    Biography

    Giese, Rossman F.; van Oss, Carel J.