Surface chemistry plays an important role in everyday life‎,‎ as the basis for many phenomena as well as technological applications‎.‎ Common examples range from soap bubbles‎,‎ foam‎,‎ and raindrops to cosmetics‎,‎ paint‎,‎ adhesives‎,‎ and pharmaceuticals‎.‎ Additional areas that rely on surface chemistry include modern nanotechnology‎,‎ medical diagnostics‎,‎ and drug delivery‎.‎ There is extensive literature on this subject‎,‎ but most chemistry books only devote one or two chapters to it‎.‎ Surface Chemistry Essentials fills a need for a reference that brings together the fundamental aspects of surface chemistry with up‎-to‎-date references and data from real‎-world examples‎.‎ This book enables readers to better understand many natural phenomena and industrial processes‎.‎ Mathematical treatment is mainly given as references to make the material accessible to individuals with a broader range of scientific backgrounds‎.‎ The book begins by introducing basic considerations with respect to liquid and solid surfaces and describes forces in curved versus flat liquid surfaces‎.‎Chapters cover properties of surface active substances‎,‎ such as surfactants and soaps‎;‎ lipid films and Langmuir‎-Blodgett films‎;‎ and adsorption and desorption on solid surfaces‎.‎ The author discusses processes involved in liquid‎-solid interface phenomena‎,‎ which are utilized in washing‎,‎ coatings‎,‎ lubrication‎,‎ and more‎,‎ and colloid chemistry systems and related industrial applications such as wastewater treatment‎.‎ The author also addresses bubbles‎,‎ films‎,‎ and foams and the principles of oil‎-water emulsion science‎,‎ used in detergents‎,‎ paints‎,‎ and skin creams‎.‎ The final chapter considers more complex applications‎,‎ for example‎,‎ food emulsions‎,‎ scanning probe miscroscopy‎,‎ the cement industry‎,‎ and gas and oil recovery‎.‎