Streaming current

{
  "id": "MLC-T-CHM-011470",
  "term": "Streaming current",
  "field": "Chemistry",
  "definition": "An electric current generated when an electrolyte solution flows through a capillary or porous plug, causing the mobile ions in the diffuse part of the electrical double layer to be carried along by the fluid motion. This phenomenon is a type of electrokinetic effect. The magnitude of the current is proportional to the applied pressure gradient and the zeta potential of the surface.",
  "subject": "Physical and Biophysical Chemistry",
  "see_also": [
    "electric current",
    "membrane"
  ],
  "references": [
    "PAC, 1972, 31, 577. 'Manual of Symbols and Terminology for Physicochemical Quantities and Units, Appendix II: Definitions, Terminology and Symbols in Colloid and Surface Chemistry' on page 620 (https://doi.org/10.1351/pac197231040577)"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/chemistry/streaming-current/"
}