Surfactants in Tribology, Volume 2 - Tapa dura

The premier symposium on Surfactants in Tribology, held in Seoul in 2006, was an enormously successful event that generated a high level of interest in the topic, leading to the publication of the first volume in this series in 2008. The tremendous response was echoed at the follow-up symposium in Berlin that same year, and leading researchers, many of whom participated in the second event, were invited to submit chapters for Surfactants in Tribology, Volume Two. Reflecting the cumulative wisdom of a contingent of researchers, this text explores all-new topics critical to the future of tribology.

Topics discussed in this second volume include:

• Properties of silane, thio, phthalocyanine and phospholipid films, membranes, grafts, and SAMs on gold, silica, and graphite substrates
• Water/oil emulsions used as oil-well drilling fluids
• Properties of organized surfactant assemblies and aqueous solutions of alkyl polyglucosides
• Surfactants as demulsifiers in enhanced crude oil production from old wells
• Oil/water emulsions with biobased surfactants
• The synthesis of novel biobased materials
• Properties of biobased lubricants and surfactants
• Modeling and statistical predictive methods in the development of biobased lubricants
• The fundamentals of surface chemistry at tribological interfaces
• The role of surface science in magnetic recording tribology
• Antiwear and friction modifier compounds for automotive applications
• Surfactants as antimicrobial agents in lubricants

Tribological phenomena are of significant importance in a host of industries ranging from simple products to high-tech devices. This volume and its predecessor reflect the sage contributions of a cadre of experts who report on current possibilities and future potential for harnessing surfactants to control tribological behavior.

Girma Biresaw is at the Agricultural Research Service (ARS) of the U.S. Department of Agriculture. At ARS, Biresaw conducts research in tribology, adhesion, and surface/colloid science in support of programs aimed at developing biobased products from farm-based raw materials. He is a member of the editorial board of the Journal of Biobased Materials and Bioenergy and has authored/coauthored more than 200 invited and contributed scientific publications and presentations, including more than 50 peer-reviewed manuscripts, 6 patents, 2 edited books, more than 30 proceedings and book chapters, and more than 100 scientific abstracts.

Kashmiri Lal Mittal is currently teaching and consulting worldwide in the areas of adhesion and surface cleaning. He is the editor of 100 published books, as well as others that are in the process of publication, within the realms of surface and colloid science and of adhesion. Mittal is a founding editor of the Journal of Adhesion Science and Technology and has served on the editorial boards of a number of scientific and technical journals. He was recently honored by the international adhesion community on the occasion of the publication of his 100th edited book.