Technologies for converting biomass to useful energy: combustion, gasification, pyrolysis, torrefaction and fermentation

 Content: Front Cover; Contents; Preface; Editors; Contributors; Chapter 1 --
 Nano-Scale Friction and Superlubricity at Carbonic Interfaces; Chapter 2 --
 Synthesis and Tribological Properties of Surface-Modified Lead Nanoparticles; Chapter 3 --
 Molecular Organization and Friction Dynamics of Confined Semidilute Polymer Solutions; Chapter 4 --
 Tribological Behavior of Ionic Polymer Brushes in Aqueous Environment; Chapter 5 --
 Modification of Biopolymers Friction by Surfactant Molecules; Chapter 6 --
 Characterization and Tribological Behavior of Polymer Brush Functionalized with Ionic Liquid Moiety. Chapter 7 --
 A Biobased Nitrogen-Containing Lubricant Additive Synthesized from Epoxidized Methyl Oleate Using an Ionic Liquid CatalystChapter 8 --
 Environmentally Friendly Surface Active Agents and Their Applications; Chapter 9 --
 Lubricants and Functional Fluids from Lesquerella Oil; Chapter 10 --
 Green Tannic Acid-Based Surfactants and Their Metal Complexes for Inhibiting Microbial Growth; Chapter 11 --
 Elastohydrodynamics of Farm-Based Blends Comprising Amphiphilic Oils; Chapter 12 --
 Ionic Liquids as Novel Lubricant Bases; Chapter 13 --
 Stability of Cutting Fluids Emulsions. Chapter 14 --
 The Chemistry of Alkylcarbonates and Their Application as Friction ModifiersChapter 15 --
 Theoretical and Practical Treatments of Surface and Bulk Properties of Aqueous Mixed Surfactant Systems: Mixed Monolayers, Mixed Micelles Formation, and Synergism; Chapter 16 --
 Tribological Properties of Aqueous Solutions of Silicone Polyethers; Chapter 17 --
 Surfactants for Electric Charge and Evaporation Control in Fluid Bearing Motor Oil. Chapter 18 --
 Adsorption of Surfactants on Hematite Used as Weighting Material and the Effects on the Tribological Properties of Water-Based Drilling FluidsChapter 19 --
 Moving Contact Line Problem in Electrowetting: Relevance to Tribological Phenomenon; Back Cover.
 Abstract:             The manufacture and use of almost every consumer and industrial product rely on application of advanced knowledge in surface science and tribology. These two disciplines are of critical importance in major economic sectors, such as mining, agriculture, manufacturing (including metals, plastics, wood, computers, MEMS, NEMS, appliances), construction, transportation, and medical instruments, transplants, and diagnostic devices. An up-to-date reference with contributions by experts in surface science and tribology, Surfactants in Tribology, Volume 3 discusses some of the underlying tribological a