chapter 1 Thermodynamics of Adsorption from Solution -- chapter 2 Surface Charge and Surface Potential / chapter 3 Coagulation Kinetics / chapter 4 Structure Formation in Dispersed Systems -- chapter 5 Ion Adsorption on Homogeneous and Heterogeneous Surfaces -- chapter 6 Fundamentals of Homopolymers at Interfaces and their Effect on Colloidal Stability -- chapter 7 Flotation as a Heterocoagulation Process: Possibilities of Calculating the Probability of the Microprocesses, Rupture of the Intervening Thin Liquid Film, and Progress in Modeling of the Overall Process -- chapter 8 From Clay Mineral Crystals to Colloidal Clay Mineral Dispersions -- chapter 9 Stabilization of Aqueous Powder Suspensions in the Processing of Ceramic MaterialsCeramic Materials -- chapter 10 Surfactant Adsorption and Dispersion Stability in Mineral Flotation -- chapter 11 Flocculation and Dispersion of Colloidal Suspensions by Polymers and Surfactants: Experimental and Modeling Studies -- chapter 12 Flocculation and Dewatering of Fine-Particle Suspensions.