chapter 1 An Experimental and Theoretical Approach to the Dynamic Behavior of Emulsions -- chapter 2 Spontaneous Emulsification: Recent Developments with Emphasis on Self-Emulsification / chapter 3 Symmetric Thin Liquid Films with Fluid Interfaces / chapter 4 Emulsion Phase Inversion Phenomena / chapter 5 Phase Inversion Studies as a Tool for Optimization and Characterization of Surfactant Mixtures in Specific Oil/Water Systems / chapter 6 Highly Concentrated Emulsions as Templates for Solid Foams / chapter 7 Organic Reactions in Emulsions and Microemulsions / chapter 8 NMR Characterization of Emulsions -- chapter 9 Ultrasound for Characterizing Emulsions and Microemulsions / chapter 10 Environmental Emulsions: A Practical Approach / chapter 11 Bitumen Emulsions / chapter 12 Modern Characterization Techniques for Crude Oils, Their Emulsions, and Functionalized Surfaces / chapter 13 Production Issues of Acidic Petroleum Crude Oils / chapter 14 Formation of Crude Oil Emulsions in Chemical Flooding / chapter 15 Electrocoalescence for Oil–Water Separation: Fundamental Aspects / chapter 16 Numerical Simulation of Fluid Mechanisms and Separation Behavior in Offshore Gravity Separators / chapter 17 Design Criteria and Methodology for Modern Oil–Water Separation Systems / chapter 18 Droplet Size Distributions of Oil-in-Water Emulsions under High Pressures by Video Microscopy / chapter 19 Monitoring the Demulsification of Crude Oil Emulsions by Using Conductivity Measurements