Aqueous Foam of Surfactant–Polymer Composites: Properties and Applications
A special issue of Polymers (ISSN 2073-4360). This special issue belongs to the section "Polymer Applications".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 September 2025 | Viewed by 51
Special Issue Editor
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Aqueous foam is widely used in the fields of dust control, fire fighting, mineral flotation, oil recovery, daily chemical products, etc. Polymers are often added to surfactant solutions to improve the properties of aqueous foam, such as foaming ability, foam stability, foam fluidity, foam viscoelasticity, etc. Different application fields have different requirements for foam performance. In addition, due to the large number of surfactants and polymers, the interaction between different surfactant and polymer molecules at the gas–liquid interface of foam film can differ significantly, resulting in different properties. Therefore, selecting an appropriate formula to meet the requirements of aqueous foam in various applications is a challenge.
This Special Issue of Polymers invites contributions that explore the formation and stability mechanisms of aqueous foam, the interaction between surfactant and polymers, and the properties and applications of aqueous foam of surfactant–polymer composites. Topics include, but are not limited to, the following research areas: aqueous foam; surfactants; polymers; foaming ability; foam stability; foam fluidity; foam viscoelasticity; molecular dynamics simulation; interaction between surfactants and polymers; aqueous foam applications.
Dr. Chaohang Xu
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- aqueous foam
- surfactants
- polymers
- foaming ability
- foam stability
- foam fluidity
- foam viscoelasticity
- molecular dynamics simulation
- interaction between surfactants and polymers
- aqueous foam applications
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