Abstract
This chapter outlines a microscopic approach to the theory of material transport in colloid systems. Initially, the approach is applied to colloidal particles suspended in binary one-phase liquid mixtures. Next, the approach is extended to the onset of phase layering in these systems. Finally, we extend the approach to dilute ternary systems with the possibility for manipulating particles of the dilute component in a temperature gradient. In our discussions we analyze the current state of thermodynamic theory, identifying refinements that are critical to applying non-equilibrium thermodynamics and statistical mechanics to material transport in non-isothermal mixtures.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Colloids |
| Subtitle of host publication | Classification, Properties and Applications |
| Pages | 145-199 |
| Number of pages | 55 |
| State | Published - Nov 2012 |