Abstract
Selective solvation can be crucial in phase separation in polar binary mixtures (water-oil) with a small amount of hydrophilic ions or hydrophobic particles. They are preferentially attracted to one of the solvent components, leading to a number of intriguing effects coupled to phase separation. For example, if cations and anions interact differently with the two components, an electric double layer emerges at a liquid-liquid interface. The main aim of this paper is to show that a strongly hydrophilic (hydrophobic) solute induces precipitation of water-rich (oil-rich) domains above a critical solute density n p outside the solvent coexistence curve.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 525-533 |
Number of pages | 9 |
Journal | Current Opinion in Colloid and Interface Science |
Volume | 16 |
Issue number | 6 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - Dec 2011 |
Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Phase separation
- Precipitation
- Selective solvation
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Surfaces and Interfaces
- Physical and Theoretical Chemistry
- Polymers and Plastics
- Colloid and Surface Chemistry