Book ReViews Analysis of Surfactants. Second Edition, Revised and Expanded. By Thomas M. Schmitt (BASF Corp.). Marcel Dekker: New York. x + 638 pp. $225.00. ISBN 0-8247-0449-5 Like the first edition, this edition of Analysis of Surfactants covers the determination and characterization of commercially important surfactants as well as a variety of evaluation procedures and specifications. The sections on molecular spectroscopy have been expanded and
J. Am. Chem. Soc., Vol. 123, No. 34, 2001 8447 the chapter on titrations was revised in this edition to include new developments. A new chapter on capillary electrophoresis was also added, as were sections on other surfactants, such as carboxylate and ester quats. This book is extensive in its coverage of the literature and contains over 2400 references. JA0152557
