The aim of the unit is to acquaint students with the main types of disperse systems that are used in industry and household products. Students acquire theoretical knowledge and practical skills related to the preparation of foams, emulsions, and suspensions, and methods for studying their structure and stability. During the lectures in the unit, you will study the main physicochemical aspects and applications of surface-active substances, the role of surface forces for the stability of disperse systems, and electrokinetic phenomena.

Students learn about the main processes leading to the destruction of dispersions (sedimentation, coagulation, coalescence, syneresis, etc.) and the factors determining the speed of these processes.