Nonionic Surfactants

This unique, single-source reference - the only up-to-date volume devoted exclusively to polyoxyalkylene block copolymer nonionic surfactants - focuses on copolymers made from sequential block polymerizations of ethylene oxide, propylene oxide, and 1,2-butylene oxide.
Offering in-depth coverage of the subject from synthesis and analysis to toxicology and environmental impact, Nonionic Surfactants: Polyoxyalkylene Block Copolymers presents the latest applications of polyoxyalkylene block copolymers...provides a thorough discussion of oxide polymerization fundamentals...explains copolymer structure analysis...furnishes a detailed look at the physical chemistry of polyoxyalkylene block copolymers...examines crystallinity, melt viscosity, hydrophobe polarity, and thermal stability...supplies wetting and foaming data...discusses short- and long-term mammalian toxicity...addresses environmental distribution, aquatic toxicity, and biodegradability...and more.
With over 900 bibliographic citations for deeper study of specific topics, Nonionic Surfactants: Polyoxyalkylene Block Copolymers is a practical resource for physical, surface, and colloid chemists; organic, polymer, medicinal, analytical, and cosmetic chemists; surfactant scientists; environmental engineers; medical formulators; materials handling specialists; and graduate and continuing-education students in these disciplines.