Microemulsions,(Proc. Conf. Phys. Chem. Microemulsions)

Microemulsions,(Proc. Conf. Phys. Chem. Microemulsions)

262 and practical aspects o f t h e p o l y m e r i z a t i o n a n d particularly kinetics o f various p o l y m e r i z a t i o n reactions. P. D O...

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and practical aspects o f t h e p o l y m e r i z a t i o n a n d particularly kinetics o f various p o l y m e r i z a t i o n reactions. P. D O D S O N

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Microemulsions,(Proc. Conf. Phys. C h e m . Microemulsions), E d i t e d by I.D. Robb, P l e n u m , 1989~, $ 35.00, 960 pages. T h e s e p r o c e e d i n g s are from t h e i n t e r n a t i o n a l m e e t i n g o n Physical C h e m istry o f Microemulsions. T h e c o n t e n t includes articles a n d lecture discussions on t h e s t r u c t u r e o f m i c r o e m u l s i o n s , their phase equilibria with water, brine solutions a n d h y d r o c a r b o n s , as well as a few c o n t r i b u t i o n s on l y o t r o p i c liquid crystals. T h e v o l u m e is an e x c e l l e n t cross section o f o u r k n o w l e d g e o f t h e p r e s e n t p r o b l e m s in t h e m i c r o c m u l s i o n area, a n d is strongly r e c o m m e n d e d . Articles by H e r r m a n n e t at., by Mathis e t al., by Boyle e t al., t r e a t t h e t e m p e r a t u r e d e p e n d e n t solubilization behavior in w a t e r / n o n i o n i o s u r f a c t a n t / h y d r o c a r b o n systems with an extensive coverage o f t h e intriguing details f o u n d therein. W/O m i c r o e m u l s t a n systems are discussed for structure mid d y n a m i c s by Eicke, by Nicholson e t at., b y F l e t c h e r e t al., b y Mackay and Lang e t al. The basis f o r tertiary oil recovery is t r e a t e d by t h e Minnesota s c h o o l and b y Bellocq e t al. in e x c e l l e n t articles discussing t h e s t r u c t u r e transitions w h e n passing from W/O to O/W systems, and t h e i n f l u e n c e o f alcohol o n t h e lamellar liquid crystals t h a t play such an i m p o r t a n t role in t h e reduction o f interracial tension. T h e d y n a m i c s o f t h e lamellar association structure is t r e a t e d b y I l o l z w a r t h e t at. T h e role p o l y m e r i c surfactants play in m i c r o e m u l s i o n systems is t r e a t e d b y Candau a n d Ballet. B. L i n d m a n has c o n t r i b u t e d an article describing his i n t e r p r e t a t i o n o f t h e result# o f diffusion studies in m i c r o e m u l s i o n systems. T h e L i n d m a n i n t e r p r e t a t i o n has m e a n t a change in o u r c o n c e p t i o n o f t h e m i c r o e m u h i o n s t r u c t u r e a n d d y n a m i c s mtd will have a p r o n o u n c e d i m p o r t a n c e for t h e ~I'~rection o f f u t u r e efforts in t h e area. Finally, t h e reaction rates in m i c r o e m u l s i o n s are treated, discussing t h e i m p o r t a n c e o f flocculation rates, b y Vass. It is difficult t o imagine a b e t t e r c o m p i l a t i o n o f t h e p r e s e n t state o f t h e art a n d o u r gratitude is d u e Dr. R o b b for his t i m e l y effort. :S. IR. I P R I B E R G

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