Interfacial Science for Geosystems Engineers provides geoscientists the connections between the nano-scale physico-chemical interactions between fluids and minerals and the core/field-scale observations to manage energy extraction, water resources and subsurface storage, timely topics central to the energy transition. Packed with latest research and recent developments, chapter learning objectives, and illustrative diagrams, tables and charts throughout, this specialized volume will help geosystems engineers tackle the above challenges, by systematically going through the basics of surface and interfacial tension, capillarity, surfactants, surface free energy, adsorption, electrokinetics, colloidal stability, equilibrium and stability of thin liquid films, wettability, microemulsions, emulsions and foams, and polymers for subsurface applications. Useful as a teaching, training or reference text, Interfacial Science for Geosystems Engineers prepares today’s subsurface scientists and engineers to tackle two pressing problems in the energy transition, by introducing recent developments on how to remove CO2 from our environment and how to wean ourselves off fossil energy while meeting growing energy demands.
1. Chapter 1 Introduction - p. 1 2. Chapter 2 Surface/interfacial tension; capillarity - p. 17 3. Chapter 3 Surface free energy; contact angle; wetting - p. 35 4. Chapter 4 Surfactants - p. 85 5. Chapter 5 Adsorption at gas/liquid and liquid/liquid interfaces - p. 109 6. Chapter 6 Adsorption at gas/solid interfaces - p. 117 7. Chapter 7 Adsorption at liquid/solid interfaces - p. 147 8. Chapter 8 Interaction forces between surfaces and in thin films - p. 167 9. Chapter 9 Electrokinetics - p. 197 10. Chapter 10 Colloidal stability - p. 213 11. Chapter 11 Wettability alteration of reservoir rock using surfactants - p. 237 12. Chapter 12 Microemulsions - p. 277 13. Chapter 13 Emulsions - p. 305 14. Chapter 14 Foams - p. 317 15. Chapter 15 Rheology of polymers - p. 341 16. Index - p. 359
Interfacial Science for Geosystems Engineers provides geoscientists the connections between the nano-scale physico-chemical interactions between fluids and minerals and the core/field-scale observations to manage energy extraction, water resources and subsurface storage, timely topics central to the energy transition. Packed with latest research and recent developments, chapter learning objectives, and illustrative diagrams, tables and charts throughout, this specialized volume will help geosystems engineers tackle the above challenges, by systematically going through the basics of surface and interfacial tension, capillarity, surfactants, surface free energy, adsorption, electrokinetics, colloidal stability, equilibrium and stability of thin liquid films, wettability, microemulsions, emulsions and foams, and polymers for subsurface applications. Useful as a teaching, training or reference text, Interfacial Science for Geosystems Engineers prepares today’s subsurface scientists and engineers to tackle two pressing problems in the energy transition, by introducing recent developments on how to remove CO2 from our environment and how to wean ourselves off fossil energy while meeting growing energy demands.
1. Chapter 1 Introduction - p. 1 2. Chapter 2 Surface/interfacial tension; capillarity - p. 17 3. Chapter 3 Surface free energy; contact angle; wetting - p. 35 4. Chapter 4 Surfactants - p. 85 5. Chapter 5 Adsorption at gas/liquid and liquid/liquid interfaces - p. 109 6. Chapter 6 Adsorption at gas/solid interfaces - p. 117 7. Chapter 7 Adsorption at liquid/solid interfaces - p. 147 8. Chapter 8 Interaction forces between surfaces and in thin films - p. 167 9. Chapter 9 Electrokinetics - p. 197 10. Chapter 10 Colloidal stability - p. 213 11. Chapter 11 Wettability alteration of reservoir rock using surfactants - p. 237 12. Chapter 12 Microemulsions - p. 277 13. Chapter 13 Emulsions - p. 305 14. Chapter 14 Foams - p. 317 15. Chapter 15 Rheology of polymers - p. 341 16. Index - p. 359
