Radiotracer Studies of Interfaces Interface Science and Technology Series

Radiotracer Studies of Interfaces presents a selection of examples illustrating the application of radiotracer studies for different types of interfaces. The value of radiotracer studies in fields such as food chemistry, corrosion of metals, neurochemistry, biology and catalysis is revealed. Separate chapters are devoted to the environmental problems connected with nuclear reactors and with the nuclear industry in general. The book also presents efforts to minimize and avoid the risk of radioactive contamination in the environment by describing new approaches to the problem.

Chapter 1. Historical background.

Chapter 2. Advantages of the radiotracer technique.

Chapter 3. Adsorption and catalytic reactions at solid/gas interfaces.

Chapter 4. Studies of electrified solid/liquid interfaces.

Chapter 5. Colloidal systems; solid/liquid interfaces.

Chapter 6. Study of liquid/fluid interfaces.

Chapter 7. Study of phenomena occurring at solid/solid interfaces. Investigation of interface diffusion and segregation by radiotracer technique.

Chapter 8. Sorption (binding) and transport phenomena in biomembranes.

Chapter 9. Instrumentation.

Chapter 10.1. The role of interfacial phenomena in the contamination and decontamination of nuclear reactors.

Chapter 10.2. Environmental problems.

Researchers, practitioners and students working in a wide variety of subject areas such as catalysis, electrochemistry, colloid science, corrosion science and biochemistry.