Dispersion System Flashcards
Dispersed Phase
Internal/Discontinuous Phase
Dispersion Medium
External/Continuous Phase
Classificiation of Dispersed Systems based on Particle Size
Molecular Dispersion
Colloidal Dispersion
Coarse Dispersion
Mixture of two or more components that form a homogenous molecular dispersion or one-phase system
Molecular Dispersion (True Solutions)
Represents a system having a particle size intermediate between that of a true solution & a coarse dispersion
Colloidal Dispersion
Diameter of particles being larger than 0.5 um
Coarse Dispersion
Molecular Dispersion
Size: <1nm
State: Monophasic
Visibility: Invisible in electron microscope
Filtration: Pass through ultrafilter and semipermeable membrane
Diffusion: Rapid
Examples of Molecular Dispersion
Glucose
Oxygen Molecules
Ordinary Ions
Colloidal Dispersion
Size: 1nm - 0.5um
State: Biphasic
Visibility: Visible in electron Microscope
Filtration: Pass through filter paper but not semipermeable membrane
Diffusion: Slow
Examples of Colloidal Dispersion
Colloidal Silver Solution
Paint
Shaving Cream
Natural & Synthetic Polymers
Milk, Cheese, Butter
Coarse Dispersion
Size: >0.5um
State: Biphasic
Visibility: Visible under microscope
Filtration: Do not pass through filter paper or semipermeable membrane
Diffusion: No diffusion
Examples of Coarse Dispersion
Most pharmaceutical emulsion and Suspension
Grains of Sand
Red Blood Cells
Types of Colloidal System
(a) Lyophilic Colloids
(b) Lyophobic Colloids
(c) Association Colloids
Lyophilic Colloids
Solvent loving colloids
Thermodynamically Stable
Dispersion Medium: Water
Examples of Lyophilic Colloids
Dispersion of starch, gum, protein in water
Lyophobic Colloids
Solvent-hating Colloids
Thermodynamically Stable
Dispersion Medium: Water - Hydrophobic colloids
Consist of inorganic particles
Examples of Lyophobic Colloids
Dispersion of Gold, Sulfur, Silver iodide in water
Composed of material that have little attraction for the dispersion medium, due primarily to the absence of a solvent sheath around the particles
Lyophobic Colloids
Association Colloids / Amphiphilic Colloids
Having two distinct regions of opposing solution affinities
Formed by association of dissolved molecules of a substance to create particles of colloidal dimensions
Association / Amphiphilic Colloids
Systems containing colloidal particles that interact to an appreciable extent with the dispersion medium
Lyophilic Colloids
The concentration of monomer at which micelles form
Critical Micelle Concentration