Water-Soluble Polymers: Solution Properties and Applications

"Water Soluble Polymers: Solution Properties and Applications" by Zahid Amjad, published by Kluwer Academic Publishers, Springer Science & Business Media. This volume contains a series of papers originally presented at the symposium on Water Soluble Polymers: Solution Properties & Applications, sponsored by the Division of Colloids & Surface Chemistry of the American Chemical Society. The symposium took place in Las Vegas City, Nevada on 9 to 11th September, 1997 at the 214th American Chemical Society National Meeting. Recognized experts in their respective fields were invited to speak. There was a strong attendance from academia, government, and industrial research centers. The purpose of the symposium was to present and discuss recent developments in the solution properties of water soluble polymers & their applications in aqueous systems. Water soluble polymers find applications in a number of fields of which the following may be worth mentioning: cosmetics, detergent, oral care, industrial water treatment, g- thermal, wastewater treatment, water purification & reuse, pulp & paper production, sugar refining, & many more. Moreover, water soluble polymers play vital role in the oil industry, especially in enhanced oil recovery. Water soluble polymers are also used in agriculture & controlled release pharmaceutical applications. Therefore, a fundamental knowledge of solution properties of these polymers is essential for most industrial scientists. An understanding of the basic phenomena involved in the application of these polymers, such as adsorption & interaction with different substrates (i. e. , tooth enamel, hair, reverse osmosis membrane, heat exchange surfaces, etc. ) is of vital importance in developing high performance formulations for achieving optimum efficiency of the system.Kluwer Online: http://www.kluweronline.com Kluwer's eBookstore:http://www.ebooks.kluweronline.com Book details: 261 pages, published 1998. Order now on BookShops.in with fast, reliable delivery across India.