Osmosedimentation: A Study Using the Linear Approximation of Non-Equilibrium Thermodynamics

S. P. Nunes, F. Galembeck

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Abstract

Solute sedimentation is accelerated if the solution or dispersion under study is allowed to settle in osmotic contact with the solvent, in a dialysis cell. By using the linear formalism of non-equilibrium thermodynamics it is found that apparent sedimentation coefficients (in the osmotically assisted sedimentation) are orders of magnitude larger than “normal” sedimentation coefficients. Moreover, the apparent sedimentation coefficients increase with increasing solute concentration, cell height and dialysis cell membrane area. These results may assist the experimenter’s decisions regarding a choice between osmosedimentation and normal sedimentation techniques.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)205-212
Number of pages8
JournalJournal of Non-Equilibrium Thermodynamics
Volume12
Issue number3
DOIs
StatePublished - 1987
Externally publishedYes

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • General Chemistry
  • General Physics and Astronomy

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