Mass transfer coefficient

{
  "id": "MLC-T-CHM-007002",
  "term": "Mass transfer coefficient",
  "field": "Chemistry",
  "definition": "A proportionality constant that relates the mass transfer rate of a component to the driving force for mass transfer, typically a concentration difference. It quantifies the efficiency of mass transport between phases or within a phase. The SI unit for mass transfer coefficient is meters per second (m/s).",
  "subject": "Physical and Biophysical Chemistry",
  "see_also": [
    "Faraday constant",
    "bulk concentration",
    "charge number",
    "electrode current density",
    "heterogeneous diffusion rate constant",
    "interfacial concentration",
    "limiting current",
    "stoichiometric number",
    "transport number"
  ],
  "references": [
    "PAC, 1981, 53, 1827. 'Nomenclature for transport phenomena in electrolytic systems' on page 1839 (https://doi.org/10.1351/pac198153101827)"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/chemistry/mass-transfer-coefficient/"
}