“…In 1784, Lavoisier and Laplace developed an ice calorimeter in order to determine the calorific capacity of materials, heat of reaction, of metabolic heat by applying the formula for the latent heat of melting water obtained by this ice calorimeter, once there were not accurate thermometers, thermistors or thermopiles to determine small energetic changes [21,22]. Since the development of technology of calorimeters, small energy values have been determined, and nowadays, it is possible to identify and quantify many phenomena of the distinct processes in colloidal systems in solid/liquid interfaces such as: energy distribution of the surface, adhesion energy, enthalpy of dilution, aggregation/micellization enthalpy, as well as, interaction between contaminant adsorbate molecules and the adsorbent [23].…”