Meet the editor

Dr. Ashim Kumar Dutta holds a PhD in Physical Chemistry from Jadavpur University, India. He has worked extensively on the characterization and spectroscopy of surfactant monolayers and supramolecular assemblies. His publication list includes 36 articles in international journals and 19 patents. Dr. Dutta has been the recipient of several international postdoctoral fellowships in Japan, Canada and the United States. Having started his career

in product development and innovations with Unilever he later moved into agrochemicals and worked as the Head of Global Formulations with United Phosphorus Limited and Indofil Industries. Presently, he works as a vice president (R&D) with the surfactant major, India Glycols Limited. His research interests continue to be in the areas of colloidal chemistry, novel surfactants, self-assembled nanostructures, and bio-inspired and bio-mimetic supramolecular systems.

Contents

Formulations - An Overview *by Ashim Kumar Dutta*

**Preface III**

**Chapter 1 1**

**Chapter 2 11**

**Chapter 3 29**

**Chapter 4 43**

**Chapter 5 57**

**Chapter 6 73**

Biomimetic Nanomaterials from the Assembly of Polymers, Lipids, and

Cloud Microorganisms, an Interesting Source of Biosurfactants *by Pascal Renard, Isabelle Canet, Martine Sancelme, Maria Matulova, Iveta Uhliarikova, Boris Eyheraguibel, Lionel Nauton, Julien Devemy,* 

*Mounir Traïkia, Patrice Malfreyt and Anne-Marie Delort*

Introductory Chapter: Surfactants in Household and Personal Care

Role of Surfactants in Mineral Processing: An Overview *by Abhyarthana Pattanaik and Rayasam Venugopal*

Effect of Surfactants on Bubble-Particle Interactions

Surfactant Mixtures: Performances vs. Aggregation States

*by Pavlína Basařová and Mária Zedníková*

*by Camillo La Mesa and Gianfranco Risuleo*

*by Ana Maria Carmona-Ribeiro*

Surfactants
