
Physical Chemistry of Gas-Liquid Interfaces
Description
Key Features
- Provides an interdisciplinary view of the chemical dynamics of liquid surfaces, making the content of specific use to physical chemists and atmospheric scientists
- Features 100 figures and illustrations to underscore key concepts and aid in retention for young scientists in industry and graduate students in the classroom
- Helps scientists who are transitioning to this field by offering the appropriate thermodynamic background and surveying the current state of research
Readership
Graduate students and research scientists in academia and industry in physical chemistry and atmospheric science
Table of Contents
1. Introduction to Gas-Liquid Interfaces
a. Occurrences and importance of gas-liquid interfaces
b. Basic background information: surface tension, Gibbs adsorption isotherm, resistor model of gas uptake
c. Challenges for the future2. Historical Perspective on Experimental Evidence for Ions at the Surface of Water
a. Initial motivations
b. First experiments that opened up the field (mid to late 1990s)3. Current State-of-the Art Modelling of Ions at the Surface of Water
a. Molecular dynamics
b. Polarizability
c. Hofmeister Series4. Molecular Beam Scattering as a Tool to Probe Reactions of Gases at Liquid Surfaces
a. Selected reaction examples
b. Energy transfer
c. Reaction timescale5. Ion Scattering Studies of Molecular Structure at Liquid Surfaces
a. Overview of experimental techniques (NICISS, MEIS, HEIS, etc)6. Sum Frequency Generation at Aqueous Surfaces
a. Hydrogen bonding structure at the interface
b. Surfactants and ions7. X-Ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy with Water Micro-jets
a. Liquid micro-jet technique
b. Surface profiles of ions and small organic molecules8. Gas-Liquid Chemistry in the Atmosphere
a. Uptake and reaction of trace gases in aerosol, fog water, cloud water
b. Photosensitized chemistry; particle-phase reactions9. Surfactant Control of Reactions at the Surface of Water
a. Surfactants present at aqueous environments in the atmosphere
b. Effects of surfactants on gas-liquid reactivity and photochemistry10. Chemistry of Sea Spray Aerosol in the Atmosphere
a. Organic and biological molecules found at the surface of sea spray
b. Reaction with atmospheric gases11. Microfluidics as a New Direction for Gas-Liquid Chemical Measurements
a. In situ imaging techniques
Product details
- No. of pages: 490
- Language: English
- Copyright: © Elsevier 2018
- Published: May 31, 2018
- Imprint: Elsevier
- eBook ISBN: 9780128136423
- Paperback ISBN: 9780128136416
About the Editors
Jennifer Faust
Affiliations and Expertise
J. House
Affiliations and Expertise
Ratings and Reviews
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BerndJähne Sat Jul 28 2018
Physical Chemistry of Gas-Liquid Interfaces
The title of the book is a bit misleading. It completely neglects a very important gas-liquid interface in our environment: the air-sea interface and all the small-scale physico-chemical processes taking place there.