Title: sol-gel critical concentration
Long Title: IUPAC Gold Book - sol-gel critical concentration
DOI: 10.1351/goldbook.ST07634
Status: current

Definition
Concentration of an added electrolyte above which a particulate sol undergoes coagulation instead of gelation.

Related Terms
- coagulation: https://goldbook.iupac.org//terms/view/A00182
- gelation: https://goldbook.iupac.org//terms/view/GT07621
- particulate sol: https://goldbook.iupac.org//terms/view/PT07510

Source
- PAC, 2007, 79, 1801. 'Definitions of terms relating to the structure and processing of sols, gels, networks, and inorganic-organic hybrid materials (IUPAC Recommendations 2007)' on page 1825 (https://doi.org/10.1351/pac200779101801)

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Citation: Citation: 'sol-gel critical concentration' in IUPAC Compendium of Chemical Terminology, 5th ed. International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry; 2025. Online version 5.0.0, 2025. 10.1351/goldbook.ST07634
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