ch. 1. Some general properties of foams -- ch. 2. Experimental methods for study of foam and antifoam action -- ch. 3. Oils at interfaces : entry coefficients, spreading coefficients, and thin film forces -- ch. 4. Mode of action of antifoams -- ch. 5. Effect of antifoam concentration on volumes of foam generated by air entrainment -- ch. 6. Deactivation of mixed oil-particle antifoams during dispersal and foam generation in aqueous media -- ch. 7. Mechanical methods for defoaming -- ch. 8. Antifoams for detergent products -- ch. 9. Control of foam in waterborne latex paints and varnishes -- ch. 10. Antifoams for gas-oil separation in crude oil production -- ch. 11. Medical applications of defoaming.