Surfactants Used in Formulation of Dispersions

Formulation of Disperse Systems Science and Technology, First Edition. Tharwat F. Tadros. 

Surfactants find apphcation in almost all disperse systems that are utilised in areas such as paints, dyestulfs, cosmetics, pharmaceuticals, agrochemicals, fibres, and plastics. Therefore, a fundamental understanding of the physical chemistry of surface-active agents, their unusual properties, and their phase behaviour is essential for most formulation chemists. In addition, an understanding of the basic phenomena involved in the application of surfactants, such as in the preparation of emulsions and suspensions and their subsequent stabilisation, in microemulsions, in wetting, spreading and adhesion, is vitally important to arrive at the correct composition and control of the system involved [1, 2]. This is particularly the case with many formulations in the chemical industry mentioned above. 

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