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Micellar Solutions and Microemulsions

Structure, Dynamics, and Statistical Thermodynamics

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  • © 1990

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  1. S.-H. Chen

    1. Department of Nuclear Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, USA

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  2. R. Rajagopalan

    1. Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Houston, Houston, USA

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Table of contents (16 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xv
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  2. Basic Interactions, Statistical Mechanics, and Computer Simulations

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
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    2. Interparticle Correlations in Concentrated Charged Colloidal Solutions — Theory and Experiment

      • S.-H. Chen, E. Y. Sheu
      Pages 3-27

    3. Statistical Mechanics of Interacting Double Layers

      • M. Lozada-Cassou, D. Henderson
      Pages 29-49

    4. Computer Simulation Studies of the Electrical Double Layer

      • B. Jönsson, H. Wennerström
      Pages 51-67

    5. The Ionic Environment of Rod-like Polyelectrolytes

      • P. J. Rossky, C. S. Murthy, R. Bacquet
      Pages 69-80

    6. Experimental Study of Solvation Forces

      • R. G. Horn, B. W. Ninham
      Pages 81-97

    7. Statistical Mechanics of Confined Systems: The Solvent-Induced Force Between Smooth Parallel Plates

      • M. S. Wertheim, L. Blum, D. Bratko
      Pages 99-110

    8. Computer Experiments for Structure and Thermodynamic and Transport Properties of Colloidal Fluids

      • C. S. Hirtzel, R. Rajagopalan
      Pages 111-142

    9. Analytical Results for the Scattering Intensity of Concentrated Dispersions of Polydispersed Hard-Sphere Colloids

      • A. Vrij, C. G. de Kruif
      Pages 143-157

  3. Statistical Thermodynamics of Phase Behavior and Critical Phenomena

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 159-159
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    2. Theory of Structure and Phase Transitions in Globular Microemulsions

      • S. A. Safran
      Pages 161-184

    3. Theory of Thermodynamic Properties and Phase Separation of Self-Associating Micellar Solutions

      • D. Blankschtein, G. M. Thurston, M. R. Fisch, G. B. Benedek
      Pages 185-195

    4. Film Flexibility of Amphiphilic Layers and Structure of Middle-Phase Microemulsions

      • C. Taupin, L. Auvray, J.-M. di Meglio
      Pages 197-214

    5. Low Interfacial Tensions in Microemulsion Systems

      • D. Langevin
      Pages 215-226

    6. Structure and Properties of Three-Component Microemulsions Near the Critical Point

      • J. S. Huang, M. Kotlarchyk, S.-H. Chen
      Pages 227-249

    7. Field Variables and Critical Phenomena in Microemulsions

      • D. Roux, A. M. Bellocq
      Pages 251-267

    8. On the Structure of Five-Component Microemulsions

      • N. J. Chang, J. F. Billman, R. A. Licklider, E. W. Kaler
      Pages 269-289

    9. Transport Properties of Microemulsions

      • M. W. Kim, W. D. Dozier
      Pages 291-301

  4. Back Matter

    Pages 303-309
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During the last decade there has been a renewed interest in research on supramolecular assemblies in solutions, such as micelles and microemulsions, not only because of their extensive applications in industries dealing with catalysts, detergency, biotechnology, and enhanced oil recovery, but also due to the development of new and more powerful experimental and theoretical tools for probing the microscopic behavior of these systems. Prominent among the array of the newly available experimental techniques are photon correlation spectroscopy, small-angle neutron and X-ray scattering, and neutron spin-echo and nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopies. On the theoretical side, the traditionally emphasized thermodynamic approach to the study of the phase behavior of self-assembled systems in solutions is gradually being replaced by statistical mechanical studies of semi-micro­ scopic and microscopic models of the assemblies. Since the statistical mechanical approach demands as its starting point the microscopic struc­ tural information of the self-assembled system, the experimental determina­ tion of the structures of micelles and microemulsions becomes of paramount interest. In this regard the scattering techniques mentioned above have played an important role in recent years and will continue to do so in the future. In applying the scattering techniques to the supramolecular species in solution, one cannot often regard the solution to be ideal. This is because the inter-aggregate interaction is often long-ranged since it is coulombic in nature and the interparticle correlations are thus appreciable.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Department of Nuclear Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, USA

    S.-H. Chen

  • Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Houston, Houston, USA

    R. Rajagopalan

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