Finely Dispersed Particles

Description:
Over the last decade, the biggest advances in physical chemistry have come from thinking smaller. The leading edge in research pushes closer to the atomic frontier with every passing year. Collecting the latest developments in the science and engineering of finely dispersed particles and related systems, 'Finely Dispersed Particles: Micro-, Nano-, and Atto-Engineering' explores heat, mass, momentum and electron transfer phenomena of well-characterized interfaces at the milli-, micro-, nano-, and atto-scales. An interdisciplinary team of leading experts from around the world discuss recent concepts in the physics and chemistry of various well-studied interfaces of rigid and deformable particles in homo- and hetero-aggregate dispersed systems, including emulsions, dispersoids, foams, fluosols, polymer membranes, and biocolloids. The contributors clearly elucidate the hydrodynamic, electrodynamic, and thermodynamic instabilities that occur at interfaces, as well as the rheological properties of interfacial layers responsible for droplets, particles, and droplet-particle-film structures in finely dispersed systems. The book examines structure and dynamics from various angles, such as relativistic and non-relativistic theories, molecular orbital methods, and transient state theories. With a comprehensive survey of our current understanding, this book provides a solid platform for further exploration and discovery at increasingly smaller scales.

Table of Contents:
INTRODUCTION Classification of Finely Dispersed Systems; A.M. Spasic, M. Mitrovic, and D.N. Krstic GENERAL Overview Charged Particles and Droplets: Overview; H. Ohshima Electrokinetic Phenomena in Suspensions; A.V. Delgado and F. Gonzalez-Caballero Emulsions: Overview; L.L. Schramm and E.N. Stasiuk Hydrodynamics and Heat or Mass Transfer in Finely Dispersed Systems; A. Saboni and S. Alexandrova Various Approaches and Transitions Interactions of Nanostructured Fillers with Polymer Networks: Transition from Nano- to Macroscale; M. Plavsic Atomic Scale Imaging of Oscillation and Chemical Waves at Catalytic Surface Reactions: Experimental and Statistical Lattice Models; V.I. Elokhin and V.V. Gorodetskii Characterization of the Catalysts by Means of an Oscillatory Reaction; L. Kolar-Anic', S. Anic', and Z. Cupic' The Polymer Conformational Stability and Transitions: A Quantum Decoherence Theory Approach; M. Dugic', D. Rakovic', and M. Plavsic Reality and Compatibility of Physical and Mathematical Formalisms; J.P. Jaric' and D.S. Kuzmanovic' Tools Nonlinear Frequency Response Method for Investigation of Equilibria and Kinetics of Adsorption Systems; M. Petkovska Current Principles of Mixing; J.Y. Oldshue Quantification of Visual Information; P.B. Jovanic' HOMO-AGGREGATE FINELY DISPERSED SYSTEMS Emulsions Non-Newtonian Effects on Particle Size in Mixing Systems; J.Y. Oldshue Theory of Electroviscoelasticity; A.M. Spasic, M.P. Lazarevic, and D.N. Krstic Production of Monodispersed Emulsions Using Shirasu Porous Glass Membranes; G.T. Vladisavljevic, M. Shimizu, T. Nakashima, H. Schubert, and M. Nakajima Dispersoids Mechanochemical Treatment of Inorganic Solids: Solid-Solid Fine Dispersions; M. Zdujic' Liquid-Liquid Dispersions Reactive Extraction in Electric Fields; H-J. Bart HETERO-AGGREGATE FINELY DISPERSED SYSTEMS Foams Gas Bubbles within Electric Fields; P. Creux, J. Lachaise, and A. Graciaa Fluosols Structures and Substructures in Spray Pyrolysis Process: Nanodesigning; V. Jokanovic Polymer Membranes Transfer Phenomena Through Polymer Membranes; S. Alexandrova, D.N. Amang, F. Garcia, V. Rollet, and A. Saboni Multiphase Dispersed Systems Gas-Flowing Solids -Fixed Bed Contactors; A.P. Dudukovic' and N.M. Nikac?evic' Reaction and Capillary Condensation in Dispersed Porous Particles; N.M. Ostrovskii and J. Wood Particle Production Using Supercritical Fluids; D. Skala and A. Orlovic HETERO-AGGREGATE FINELY DISPERSED SYSTEMS OF BIOLOGICAL INTEREST Biocolloids Effects of Electrical Field on the Behavior of Biological Cells; Y-C. Kuo and J-P. Hsu Modeling Mesoscopic Fluids with Discrete-Particles: Methods, Algorithms, and Results; W. Dzwinel, K. Boryczko, and D.A. Yuen Nonlinear Dynamics of DNA Chain: Peyrard-Bishop-Dauxois Model; S. Zdravkovic' Surface Modification of Dispersed Phases Designed for In Vivo Removal of Overdosed Toxins; R. Partch, E. Powell, Y-H. Lee, M. Varshney, D. Shah, R. Baney, D-W. Lee, D. Dennis, T. Morey, and J. Flint Carbon Nanocapsules and Nuclear Applications; E.E. Pasqualini and M. Lopez Bioencapsulation in Polymer Micro- and Nanocarriers and Applications in Biomedical Fields; E. Markvicheva Electrostatic Droplet Generation Technique for Cell Immobilization; B.M. Bugarski, B. Obradovic, V.A. Nedovic, and M.F.A. Goosen Micro-Biosensor Based on Immobilized Cells; L. Mojovic and G.N. Jovanovic INDEX