Critical coagulation concentration

{
  "id": "MLC-T-CHM-002679",
  "term": "Critical coagulation concentration",
  "field": "Chemistry",
  "definition": "The minimum electrolyte concentration required to induce rapid coagulation or flocculation of a colloidal dispersion. At this concentration, the electrostatic repulsion between particles is sufficiently reduced to allow van der Waals attractive forces to dominate, leading to particle aggregation. It is a measure of the stability of a colloidal system.",
  "synonyms": [
    "critical coagulation amount concentration"
  ],
  "subject": "Polymer",
  "see_also": [
    "fast coagulation rate"
  ],
  "references": [
    "PAC, 2011, 83, 2229. 'Terminology of polymers and polymerization processes in dispersed systems (IUPAC Recommendations 2011)' on page 2251 (https://doi.org/10.1351/PAC-REC-10-06-03)"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/chemistry/critical-coagulation-concentration/"
}