Sugar-Based Surfactants - Fundamentals and Applications. Sufactant Science Series, Volume 143. (Electronic book text)

Touted as the new darling of the chemical industry, alkyl polyglycosides are gaining in popularity due to the fact that they are readily biodegradable, low-toxic, and made from renewable resources. "Sugar-Based Surfactants" compiles the most recent and relevant aspects of sugar-based surfactants, including self-association, phase behavior, and inter facial properties. Focusing on both colloidal and inter facial science, the book deals with the adsorption of surfactants in both the air-liquid and solid-liquid interfaces. It also covers new advances in surfactant science, such as the development of a family of potent surface active agents that are non-toxic, and thus usable in ubiquitous inter facial products.