pintakemiaan
Pintakemiaan is a Finnish term used to refer to the study of chemical and physical processes at interfaces, commonly translated into English as surface chemistry or interfacial chemistry. The field examines how matter behaves at interfaces between phases, such as solid–gas, solid–liquid, and liquid–liquid boundaries, and how these interfaces govern phenomena like adsorption, desorption, surface reactions, catalysis, wetting, and electrochemical behavior.
Key topics include adsorption isotherms, surface energy and tension, contact angles, surface charge and zeta potential,
Applications span catalysis, corrosion resistance, coatings and paints, sensors, energy storage and conversion materials, polymer and
Historically, pintakemiaan mirrors the broader development of surface science and surface chemistry, with foundational work in
See also: surface chemistry, surface science, adsorption, catalysis, interfacial phenomena, XPS, AFM, ellipsometry.