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## Meet the editor

Olasehinde Owoseni earned his BS in Chemical Engineering from Obafemi Awolowo University, Nigeria, and a Ph.D. in Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering from Tulane University, USA. His doctoral research was on the colloidal and interfacial phenomena of silica-based nanomaterials, surfactants, and amphiphilic biopolymers to design more effective and benign oil spill remediation technology. Dr. Owoseni joined Intel Cor-

poration in 2016 as a process technology development engineer making contributions to semiconductor device manufacturing technology. He transitioned to the equipment development engineering role in 2020, enabling atomic layer deposition (ALD) process equipment development and supply chain solutions for ultra-thin film deposition in semiconductor chip fabrication. Outside work, he enjoys playing soccer, hiking, playing the keyboard, and spending time with his family.

### Contents


Preface

Surfactants are amphiphilic molecules that are used across a wide range of products and applications, including consumer products, medicines, remediation agents, and agrochemical products. This book presents an overview of the fundamentals of surfactant systems and links the fundamentals to emerging research and technological directions. This book is an excellent resource for new and experienced professionals

The first three chapters in the book provide a comprehensive foundation on surfactants. Chapter 1 is the introductory chapter. Chapter 2 captures the key fundamentals of surfactants. This is an excellent resource for students and professionals who are new to the field. Chapter 3 focuses on the emerging opportunities with environmentally benign surfactants. Environmental aspects are now a critical criterion in the design

This book then provides detailed deep dives on three key topics in Chapters 4–6. Chapter 4 is on organoclays formed by combining surfactants with naturally occurring clay minerals. The interactions of surfactant and clay minerals are interesting from a research standpoint but have been demonstrated to have superior characteristics in practical applications such as oil spill remediation. Chapter 5 provides the properties and application of ionic liquid-based surfactants in chemically enhanced oil recovery. The content in Chapters 4 and 5 mostly involves the use of experimental techniques in characterizing surfactant systems. However, the combination of experiments with modeling techniques provides additional insights that are useful in understanding complex surfactant systems. Chapter 6 focuses on the models developed for surfactant characterization in complex microheterogenous systems. Overall, this book bridges the fundamental concepts of surfactant systems in Chapters 2 and 3 and emerging

I would like to thank all the authors who contributed to this book, including Ali Khalfallah, Chidi Obi, Mary-Ann N. Mgbemena, Safa Gamoudi, Ezzeddine Srasra, Mona Kharazi, Javad Saien, and Harasit Kumar Mandal. I would also like to thank Publishing Process Manager Ana Javor at IntechOpen for her tremendous support. I would also like to thank the Commissioning Editor Marijana Josipovic at IntechOpen for the excellent support and guidance throughout the publication

> **Olasehinde Owoseni** Intel Corporation, Hillsboro, OR, USA

across academia and industry.

and application of surfactants.

perspectives in Chapters 4 and 5.

process. Thank you all.
