The Physical Chemistry Of Paints

I. THE SOLID STATE -
Crystal types - Crystallographic classification
- Supercooled liquids - Pigments - Particle size - Particle number and size determination
- Surface area -

II. THE LIQUID STATE -
Vapour pressure - Latent heat - Viscosity -
Surface tension - Work of adhesion - Optical activity - Light absorption - Refractive index
- Dielectric constant -

III. SOLUTIONS AND DISPERSIONS -
Mechanism of solution - Suspension of solids
- Colloidal suspensions - Lyophilic colloids -
Application to resins -

IV. SURFACE ACTIVITY -
Types of surface-active compounds - Gas-liquid systems - Liquid-liquid systems -

V. CATALYSIS -

VI. RHEOLOGY OF DISPERSED SYSTEMS -

VII. CHEMICAL REACTIONS -
Law of mass action - Equilibrium reactions in solution - Ostwald's dilution law - The ionization of water - The common ion effect -
Hydrolysis of salts - Buffer solutions - The theory of indicators - Acids and bases -
Solubility product - Heterogeneous equilibria
- The phase rule -

VIII. PRINCIPLES OF METALLIC CORROSION -
Corrosion in acids, alkaline solutions, pure water, salt solutions - Attack on paint films -
Corrosion of single metals - Prevention of corrosion - Cathodic protection - Anodic protection -

IX. LIGHT AND COLOUR -

Nomenclature - The trichromatic scale - The subtractive method - Pigment identification

Index -