Day 1 - Morning Session

7:30 AM - Coffee and donuts at meeting room (Norman offering only)

8:00 AM

I.  FUNDAMENTALS

A.  What is a Surfactant?

1. The contraction “Surfactant”.
2. Many guises of Surfactants—Functional Names
3. Surfactant Molecular Architecture
4. Surfactant Aggregate Menageries
5. Micellization
6. Major Surfactant Categories

B.  Micelle Formation

1. What is a Micelle?
2. Models of Micelle Formation
3. Effects of CMC
4. Micelle Shape
5. Mixed Micelles

10:00 AM - Break

C.  Phases and Phase Diagrams

1. Basic Surfactant Aggregates Structures Which Occur in Surfactant Phases
2. Typical Phase Diagrams for Surfactant / Water Systems and Their Relationship to Basic Surfactant Aggregate Structures
3. Rheology of Surfactant Solutions

D.  Solubilization

1. Loci of Solubilization
2. Solubilization Equilibrium Constant
3. Factors Affecting Solubilization
4. Methods of Measuring Solubilization
5. Recommended Techniques to Measure Solubilization
6. Dependencies of K on X0
7. Examples of Solubilization
8. Solubilization in Mixed Micelles and in Amphoteric Surfactant Micelles
9. Some Observations About Solubilization

12:00 PM - Lunch

Day 1 - Afternoon Session

1:00 PM

E. Adsorption at Solid/Liquid Interfaces

1. Applications of Surfactant Adsorption on Solids
2. Mechanisms of Surfactant Adsorption on Solids
3. Measuring Surfactant Adsorption
4. Estimating Bilayer and Monolayer Coverage

F. Precipitation

1. Hardness Tolerance and Krafft Points of Anionic Surfactants
2. Anionic/Cationic Surfactant Mixture Precipitation
3. Kinetics of Precipitation

3:00 PM - Break

G. Surface Tension

1. Surface Tension
2. Methods for Measurement of Surface Tension

H. Adsorption of Liquid/Gas Interfaces

1. Historical
2. Physical Properties of Interfacial Systems
3. Physical Measurements of Surfactant Film Properties
4. Gibbs Thermodynamic Model of Adsorption at Interfaces
5. Surface Tension vs. Concentration Behavior of Aqueous Surface Solutions
6. Relationship Between Interfacial Tension and Liquid Dispersion
7. Comparison Between Adsorption at the Liquid/Liquid Interface and Adsorption at the Gas/Liquid Interface
8. Efficiency of Adsorption at the Liquid/Liquid Interface
9. The Winsor R-Ratio

I. Wetting

1. Wetting
2. Surface Modification with Thin Film

5:00 PM - Course Lectures End for the Day

6:30 PM - Laboratory Demonstrations (Norman Offering Only)

9:00 PM - Mixer- Meet the Faculty and Students (Norman Offering Only)

Day 2 - Morning Session

7:30 AM - Coffee and donuts at meeting room (Norman offering only)

8:00 AM

II. APPLICATIONS

A. Emulsions and Microemulsions

1. Technological Importance of Microemulsions
2. Definitions and Characteristics
3. Behavior of Unstable Emulsions
4. Mechanisms of Emulsion Formation and Stabilization
5. Relationship Between Surfactant Structure and Microemulsion Stability
6. Intimate Relationship Between Dispersion Stability and Formation of Microemulsions
7. Breaking Emulsions

10:00 AM - Break

B. Emulsion and Microemulsions Continued - Foams

1. Where are Foams Important
2. What is a Foam
3. Foam Formation - Film Elasticity
4. Foam Stability - Foam Drainage
5. Altering Foam Stability
6. Selection of Foams for Foam Behavior
7. Measurement of Foam Formation and Stability

12:00 PM - Lunch

Day 2 - Afternoon Session

1:00 PM

C. Dispersion Stability

1. Examples of Important Dispersions
2. States of a Dispersed System
3. Rheology of Dispersions
4. Dominant Forces in Dispersion Stability
5. Role of Surfactant Adsorption in Stabilizing Dispersions
6. Design of Surfactant/Polymer Systems for Controlling the State of a Dispersion
7. Breaking Dispersions

3:00 PM - Break

D. Cleaning Technology

1. Applications of Detergency
2. Physical Mechanism of Detergency
3. Formulations

5:00 P.M. Course Ends for the Day

Day 3 - Morning Session

8:00 AM

E. Surfactant-Based Separations

1. Advantages of Surfactant-Based Separations
2. Froth Flotation for Ore Separation
3. Paper Deinking
4. Foam-Based Separations
5. Extraction into Reverse Micelles
6. Surfactant-Enhanced Soil Remediation
7. Coacervate-Based Separations
8. Micellar-Enhanced Separations
9. Admicellar Chromatography
10. Surfactant-Enhanced Carbon Regeneration
11. Applications of Surfactant-Based Separations

F. Surfactant Types

1. Historical Overview of Surfactant Production
2. Major Commercial Surfactants and Their Uses

10:00 AM - Break

G. Environmental and Health Factors

1. Biodegradability and Toxicity
2. Toxicity of Surfactants
3. Biodegradability of Surfactants
4. Eutrophications and Related Problems
5. Life Cycle Assessment

III. WRAP UP