1. Interfacial Phenomena in Biotechnology. Bacterial cell attachment and sulfur leaching in microbial coal desulfurization by Sulfolobus acidocaldarius (C.C.Y. Chen, D.R. Skidmore). Surface tension effects on bacteria transport through porous media (J.R. Chen et al.). The electric potential profile due to discrete charges in the inhomogeneous interfacial regions (V.S. Vaidhyanathan). Nonlinear effects of interfacial electrical fluctuations and oscillations on membrane enzymes (R.D. Astumian, T.Y. Tsong). Use of a hydrophobic molecular sieve for the separation of alcohol from dilute aqueous solutions (C.D. Chriswell, R. Markuszewski). A microbial biosurfactant: genetic engineering and applications (W.R. Finnerty, M.E. Singer). Interfacial phenomena in pigment-containing biomembranes (F.T. Hong). The utilization of electrical diffuse double layer theory in understanding transport phenomena in synthetic and in biological membrane systems (M. Bender). Adsorption of polymers on contact lens surfaces in relation to biolubrication (K. Kumar, D.O.Shah). 2. Interfacial Phenomena in Advanced Materials. Generation of aerosol particles by bubbles (R. Williams, J.R. Nelson). The surface chemistry of high-Tc superconducting YBa 2 Cu 3 O 7-x material (M.E. Labib, P.J. Zanzucchi). The dynamics of growth of silica particles from alkoxides (T. Matsoukas, E. Gulari). Suspension properties of alumina and titania system: Effect of added surface active agents (A.S. Rao). Colloidal stability of oxidized silicon particles in ethanolic and aqueous media (E.M. DeLiso, A.A. Bleier). Electrokinetic behavior of molybdenum, silicon and combustion-synthesized molybdenum disilicide powders dispersed in aqueous media (S.C. Deevi et al.). Electrokinetic behavior of silicon carbide, aluminum nitride, titanium diboride, titanium carbide and boron carbide dispersed in dilute aqueous dispersions (S.C. Deevi et al.). Effects of adsorption of polyacrylic acid on the stabilization of a-Al 2 O 3 , m-ZrO 2 and their binary suspension systems (A. Bleier, C.G.Westmoreland). Surface chemical and adsorption characteristics of magnetic ferrite and oxide particles in nonaqueous systems (G.F. Hudson et al.). Dispersion stability of alumina in the presence of Jeff amines (A.S. Rao). 3. Interfacial Phenomena in Minerals Processing. The interaction of copper silicate and copper hydroxide surfaces with aqueous octylhydroxamate (R. Herrera-Urbina, D.W. Fuerstenau). Adsorption of metallic ions and surfactants onto the coal surface (Q. Yu et al.). Adsorption of oleate on dolomite and apatite (B.M. Moudgil et al.). Application of fluorosurfactants in selective flotation of coal (R.W. Lai, M.L. Gray). Flotation of oxidized chalcopyrite with hydroxamate collectors (K.K. Das, Pradip). Effects of process parameters on the selective flocculation cleaning of Upper Freeport coal (Y.A. Attia, K.H. Driscoll). Induction time measurements for a coal flotation system (J.L. Yordan, R.H. Yoon).
