Preferred Label : coalescence;
Detailed label : coalescence in colloid chemistry;
IUPAC definition : The disappearance of the boundary between two particles (usually droplets or bubbles)
in contact, or between one of these and a bulk phase followed by changes of shape
leading to a reduction of the total surface area. The flocculation of an emulsion,
viz. the formation of aggregates, may be followed by coalescence.;
Origin ID : C01119;
Automatic exact mappings (from CISMeF team)
- See also
The disappearance of the boundary between two particles (usually droplets or bubbles)
in contact, or between one of these and a bulk phase followed by changes of shape
leading to a reduction of the total surface area. The flocculation of an emulsion,
viz. the formation of aggregates, may be followed by coalescence.
