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Third, the ultimate mechanical properties of a composite will be strongly influenced by the degree to which the matrix wets the fiber surface and by the degree of adhesion between the two after cnring. Both phenomena depend on intimate details of the surface science of the two phases, about which tittle is known. 

Major new insights into the surface science of silicone materials were catalyzed by the work of deGennes, whose theories of polymer wetting and adhesion have inspired many to explore his provocative themes [7]. These explorations focused attention on the need for a polymeric material that is well characterized, liquid over a wide molecular weight range, with controlled molecular weight distribution and crosslinkable in a controlled fashion. Dimethylpolysiloxane is the best available candidate and has become central to a revolution in polymer surface physics. 

The phenomena presented in this book were discussed in many reviews. For example, Schwarz [13] discussed methods used to characterize the acid base properties of catalysts. The review on sorption on solid - aqueous solution interface by Parks [14] includes also principles of surface science. The book Environmental Chemistry of Aluminum edited by Sposito reviews the solution and surface chemistry of aluminum compounds. Chapter 3 [15] provides thermochemical data for aluminum compounds. Chapter 5 [16] lists the points of zero charge of aluminum oxides, oxohydroxides and hydroxides with many references on adsorption of metal cations and various anions on these materials. Unlike the present book, which is confined to sorption from solution at room temperature, publications on coprecipitation and adsorption from gas phase or at elevated temperatures are also cited there. Brown et al. [17] reviewed on dry and wet surface chemistry of metal oxides. Stumm [18] reviewed sorption of ions on iron and aluminum oxides. The review by Schindler and Stumm [19] is devoted to surface charging and specific adsorption on oxides. Schindler [19] published a review on similar topic in German. Many other reviews related to specific topics are cited in respective chapters. 

Since the catalytic activity takes place not only on the three-component system Cu/ZnO/AljOj, but already on pure ZnO, the first step in a thorough analysis of the reaction mechanism is to investigate how the reactants, intermediates and products adsorb on ZnO. However, since ZnO catalysts are mostly prepared in wet chemical processes, it is difficult to find out whether the active sites are Zn or 0 atoms on regular low-index surface planes, edges or corners of ZnO micro crystals, defects such as O vacancies, or even more complicated species. Of course, the simplest possibility is to study processes at regular ZnO surface planes, as is always done in the surface science approach to heterogeneous catalysis. 

Y. Yuan, T.R. Lee, Contact angle and wetting properties. In Surface Science Techniques, ed. by G. Bracco, B. Holst (Springer, Berlin, 2013), pp. 3-34... 

Trasatti S (1987) Interfacial behaviour of non-aqueous solvents. Electrochim Acta 32 843-850 Trasatti S (1995) Surface science and electrochemistry concepts and problems. Surf Sci 335 1-9 Verdaguer A, Sacha GM, Bluhm H, Salmeron M (2006) Molecular structure of water at interfaces wetting at the nanometer scale. Chem Rev 106 1478-1510 Vogler EA (1999) Water and the acute biological response to surfaces. J Biomater Sci Polymer Edn 10 1015-1045... 

Uses Curing catalyst and accelerator in resins and coatings stabilizer, dispersant, lubricant, and antistat agent in syn. fibers raw material for mfg. of textile auxs., wetting agents, dispersants, antistats, foams Manuf./Distrib. Akzo Nobel http //WWW.akzonobel.com, Occidental http //WWW. oxychem. com Trade Name Synonyms Albrite Amyl Acid Phosphate [Huntsman Surf. Sciences http //www.huntsman.com/surface sciences], Duraphos AAP [Rhodia/Phosphorus Perf. Derivs. http //www.rhodia-ppd.com], Syn-0-Ad P-415 [Akzo Nobel Phosphorous Chems.] n-Amyl alcohol... 

Uses Foam booster/stabilizer, emulsifier, dispersant, wetting agent, thickener, conditioner for shampoos, detergents, latex foams, carpet backing, industrial applies. formulation of film removers Trade Name Synonyms Empigen BB [Huntsman Surf. Sciences http //www.huntsman.com/surface sciences], Pentateric 24B [Haltermann GmbH http //www.haitermann.com]... 

Yuan Y, Lee TR. Contact angle and wetting properties. In Bracco G, Holst B, editors. Surface science techniques. Springer Berlin Heidelberg 2013. p. 3-34. 

Surface science. Surface characterization studies included those for base polyurethane segmented block copolymers and base polymer modified by <2 wt% U-P[AB], Surface analytical techniques included tapping mode atomic force microscopy (TM-AFM), X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), wetting behavior by dynamic contact angle (DCA) analysis and sessile drop measurements, and attenuated total reflectance infrared spectroscopy (ATR-IR). Contact antimicrobial behavior of U-P[AB] containing hydantoin and aikylammonium B side chains was determined by spray-on and sandwich tests previously described in detail elsewhere [11, 22, 38]. 

Dr. Zelenev s professional interests include industrial applications of colloid and surface science, pulp and paper, oil and gas production, coagulation and flocculation, lyophobic and lyophilic colloidal systems, surfactant phase behavior, interaction of surfactants with surfaces, microencapsulation, particle deposition and aggregation, particle and surfactant transport in porous media, wetting and spreading, development of novel experimental methods for studying colloidal systems, and physical-chemical mechanics. Dr. Zelenev is an inventor on four issued U.S. patents and five pending patent applications, coauthor of 22 scientific publications, and coauthor of the textbook Colloid and Surface Chemistry (Elsevier, 2001). 

He has been involved in both theoretical and experimental - applied research in surface and molecular thermodynamics, wetting, adhesion, microemulsions and many other applications in colloid and surface science. 

Finally, a few words are in order on research trends in the field, current and future ones. Colloid and surface science is not just an area of extensive applications but also an active field of research in essentially all its dimensions. Even a brief account of research trends in colloids and interfaces would require a separate book. We have nevertheless attempted to present research examples throughout the book, via case studies and problems, some of them taken from industrially-oriented applications. Several examples have been presented in the fields of paints, wetting and adhesion, surface characterization, surfactants and foams in Chapters 3,5,6 and 13. 

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