Surface Chemistry in Science and Industry
A special issue of Coatings (ISSN 2079-6412). This special issue belongs to the section "Liquid–Fluid Coatings, Surfaces and Interfaces".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 15 July 2026 | Viewed by 5
Special Issue Editor
Interests: surface phenomena; ion-specific effects in dispersed systems; physical chemistry of surfactants adsorption layers; surface chemistry in the mineral processing
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
The Special Issue “Surface Chemistry in Science and Industry” stresses the vital role of surface chemistry in various systems and industrial processes. For example, the properties of gas and oil emulsions, foams, suspensions, aerosols, soft dispersed systems, and macro-molecular solutions are controlled by the interactions between the particles of the dispersed phase, and these interactions are controlled by the surface chemistry. The main questions are as follows: How to manipulate surface chemistry to tailor the properties of dispersed systems? Another important application of surface chemistry is the modification of the surfaces, thus affecting their properties. How to tailor the properties of surfaces in accordance with our wishes? How to make them super-hydrophobic or super-hydrophilic, or give them bactericide properties, or to make them functional or smart surfaces? The answer is in smart surface chemistry.
The issue is not limited to, but welcomes papers from the following fields:
- Ion-specific effects on the dispersed systems: gas and oil emulsions, foams, solid and soft suspensions, and macromolecular solutions.
- Surfactant adsorption layers and interaction between surfactants.
- Surface chemistry in thin liquid films.
- Bio-surfaces and the interactions between them.
- DFT studies on the interaction between the molecules of the surface in aqueous medium and different chemical agents.
- Industrial applications based on the surface chemistry manipulation in the mineral processing, oil industry, pharmacy, and medicine.
- Fabrication of surfaces with a specific usage.
- Waste water treatment and new purification techniques based on eco-friendly chemical treatment of the waste chemicals and particles.
Prof. Dr. Stoyan Karakashev
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- surface chemistry
- functional films
- functional coatings
- dispersed systems
- ion-specific effects
- flotation
- superhydrophobic
- superhydrophilic
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