Peter R Garrett

The Science of Defoaming

Theory, Experiment and Applications

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Providing in-depth coverage of the science of defoaming, this book describes the mode of action of antifoams, presenting the relevant theory and the supporting experimental evidence. Chapters discuss the intrinsic properties of foam, experimental methods for measuring those properties, and techniques used in establishing the mode of action of antifoams. Separate chapters deal with the effect of antifoam concentration and the process of deactivation of antifoams. The book also addresses defoaming by mechanical means and scientific issues associated with the application of defoaming in radically different contexts.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: CRC Press
• Revised edition
• Seitenzahl: 598
• Erscheinungstermin: 9. Juli 2013
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 238mm x 159mm x 40mm
• Gewicht: 965g
• ISBN-13: 9781420060416
• ISBN-10: 1420060414
• Artikelnr.: 39561112

Autorenporträt

After working for Unilever Research for almost thirty years at Port Sunlight and for a short time at Bangalore, Peter Garrett retired, acquiring visiting professorships at the University of Manchester in the United Kingdom and briefly at Rice University, Houston, Texas. He has worked on various aspects of interfacial science in a career lasting 40 years. These included the equilibrium and dynamic adsorption behavior of surfactant solutions, solubilization in microemulsions, kinetics of surfactant dissolution and mesophase growth, and of course both the basic science of defoaming and its application especially in the detergents industry. Professor Garrett is author or coauthor of more than 30 journal articles and is named as inventor on 14 patents, the majority of which concerned the application of antifoam technology. He is also editor of the book Defoaming, Theory and Applications published in 1993. A member of the Royal Society of Chemistry, he received his Ph.D. from the University of Leicester in the United Kingdom in 1971.

Inhaltsangabe

Some General Properties of Foams. Experimental Methodologies for Study of
Foam and Antifoam Action. Oils at Interfaces; Entry Coefficients, Spreading
Coefficients, and Thin Film Forces. Mode of Action of Antifoams. Effect of
Antifoam Concentration on Volumes of Foam Generated by Air Entrainment.
Deactivation of Mixed Oil-Particle Antifoams During Dispersal And Foam
Generation in Aqueous Media. Mechanical Methods for Defoaming. Antifoams
for Detergent Products. The Control of Foam in Waterborne Latex Paints and
Varnishes. Antifoams for Gas-Oil Separation in Crude Oil Production.
Medical Applications of Defoaming.