Progress in Surface and Membrane Science

Contributors Contents of Recent Volumes Statistical Thermodynamics ofMonolayer Adsorption from Gas and Liquid Mixtures on Homogeneous and Heterogeneous Solid Surfaces I. General Considerations II. Localized Adsorption of Gases on Solids III. Mobile Adsorbtion of Gases on Solids IV. Partially Mobile Adsorption of Gases on Solids V. Adsorption from Liquid Mixtures on Solids VI. Approximate Models For Adsorption of Mixtures With Lateral Interactions List of Symbols References Structure of The Boundary Layers of Liquids and its Influence on the Mass Transfer in Fine Pores I. Theoretical Considerations II. Structure and Properties of the Boundary Layers of Liquids III. Mass Transfer in Fine Pores IV. Conclusion References Coupling of Ionic and Nonelectrolyte Fluxes in Ion Selective Membranes I. Introduction II. General Consideration of The Coupling Effect of Ionic and Nonelectrolyte Fluxes in a Membrane Potential from the Viewpoint of the Thermodynamics of Irreversible Processes III. Effect of Ionic and Solvent Fluxes Coupling in the Potential of a Membrane With Fixed Charges IV. Effect of Coupling of Fluxes In Membrane Potential for a System with Specifically Interacting Neutral and Ionic Components V. Conclusions References Electrocatalytic Properties of Metalloporphins at the Interface I. Introduction II. Electrophysical and Catalytic Properties of Metalloporphins III. Kinetics and Mechanism of Oxygen Electroreduction on Metalloporphins IV. The Use of Organic Complexes of Metals For Creating Gas-Diffusion Electrodes V. Electrochemical Reactions of Hydrogen Peroxide and Other Electrocatalytic Reactions References Adsorption from Binary Gas and Liquid Phases I. Introduction II. Concepts of Excess and Absolute Adsorption III. Thermodynamics of The Adsorption of Solutions IV. Adsorption at Different Interfaces V. Prediction of The Adsorption of Mixture from the Adsorption Properties of Pure Components VI. Determination of the Specific Surface Area by the Method Based on Adsorption from Solutions References Phase Transitions In Two-Dimensional Amphiphilic Systems I. Introduction II. Bilayers III. Monolayers IV. Theoretical Models V. Conclusion References The Wettability of Solids by Liquid Metals I. Introduction II. General Laws of The Wetting of Solids By Liquids. Wettability by Liquid Metals III. Methods of Measuring The Wettability of a Solid Body by a Liquid Metal IV. The Wettability of Different Classes of Solids by Liquid Metals V. Conclusion References Index