Physical Chemistry of Gas-Liquid Interfaces

Physical Chemistry of Gas-Liquid Interfaces, Volume One in the Developments in Physical and Theoretical Chemistry series, addresses the physical chemistry of gas transport and reactions across liquid surfaces. As-liquid interfaces are all around us, with examples including molten V2O5/K2SO4 catalysts in industry for SO3 synthesis, surfactants in the lungs for gas exchange, fuel droplets in jet engines for combustion, and sea spray aerosols in the atmosphere for cloud formation, this book provides the necessary information that scientists need to obtain an understanding of the physical chemistry of liquid surfaces.

As the reaction environment at liquid surfaces is completely unlike bulk gas or bulk liquid, chemists must learn to readjust their conceptual framework when moving into this field.

Provides an interdisciplinary view of the chemical dynamics of liquid surfaces, making the content of specific use to physical chemists and atmospheric scientistsFeatures 100 figures and illustrations to underscore key concepts and aid in retention for young scientists in industry and graduate students in the classroomHelps scientists who are transitioning to this field by offering the appropriate thermodynamic background and then surveying the current state of research

1. Introduction to Gas–Liquid Interfaces 2. Experimental Studies of Gas–Liquid Interfaces 3. Theoretical Studies of Gas–Liquid Interfaces 4. Gas–Liquid Interfaces in the Atmosphere 5. Vibrational Spectroscopy 6. X-Ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy 7. X-Ray Scattering 8. Atomic, Molecular, and Ionic Scattering 9. Microfluidics at the Gas–Liquid Interface 10. Interfacial Fluctuations 11. Simulations of Surfactants 12. Organic Liquid Surfaces 13. New Particle Formation and Growth 14. Heterogeneous Aerosol Chemistry 15. Single Particles 16. Air–Sea Exchange 17. Interfacial Photochemistry