Pervaporation (Noun)
Meaning
The concentration of a colloidal solution whose colloid will not pass through a semipermeable membrane; solution is placed in a bag of the membrane and the solvent is evaporated off.
Classification
Nouns denoting acts or actions.
Examples
- The process of pervaporation was used to concentrate the solution and separate the colloid from the solvent.
- In pervaporation, a semipermeable membrane is used to selectively remove the solvent from the colloidal solution.
- Pervaporation is often used to remove excess solvent from a colloidal solution in laboratory settings.
- The efficiency of pervaporation can be improved by adjusting the temperature and pressure of the process.
- By applying pervaporation, researchers were able to concentrate the colloid particles in the solution without causing them to coagulate.