Dispersed phase

{
  "id": "MLC-T-CHM-003299",
  "term": "Dispersed phase",
  "field": "Chemistry",
  "definition": "The phase in a non-uniform system consisting of finely divided particles, droplets, or domains distributed throughout a continuous phase. In polymer systems, this can be solid polymer particles in a liquid, liquid monomer droplets in an aqueous medium, or domains of one polymer within a matrix of another. In an oil-in-water emulsion polymerization, the monomer droplets constitute the dispersed phase, while the aqueous solution is the continuous phase.",
  "subject": "Polymer",
  "see_also": [
    "continuous phase"
  ],
  "references": [
    "PAC, 2011, 83, 2229. 'Terminology of polymers and polymerization processes in dispersed systems (IUPAC Recommendations 2011)' on page 2236 (https://doi.org/10.1351/PAC-REC-10-06-03)"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/chemistry/dispersed-phase/"
}