Liquid membrane

{
  "id": "MLC-T-CHM-006682",
  "term": "Liquid membrane",
  "field": "Chemistry",
  "definition": "A liquid phase that forms a barrier between two other phases and so works as a membrane, either supported in the pores of a solid or unsupported. Solutes cross it by dissolving and diffusing through the liquid, and a carrier molecule dissolved in it can speed this up for a chosen solute, as in facilitated transport of metal ions. One unsupported form is the emulsion liquid membrane, an oil film around aqueous droplets.",
  "subject": "Polymer",
  "see_also": [
    "membrane"
  ],
  "references": [
    "PAC, 1996, 68, 1479. 'Terminology for membranes and membrane processes (IUPAC Recommendations 1996)' on page 1486 (https://doi.org/10.1351/pac199668071479)"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/chemistry/liquid-membrane/"
}