Stokes-Einstein coefficient diffusion

Stokes Einstein Sutherland diffusion coefficient at infinite dilution... 

The diffusion coefficient. Dp, that appears in the transport equations in the diffusion boundary layer, was defined by treating the disentangling chains in the boundary layer as Brownian spheres. Thus, a Stokes-Einstein type diffusivity... 

According to the Stokes-Einstein equation, diffusion coefficients have a reciprocal relationship to the dynamic viscosity of the host fluid (rj) and the hydrodynamic radius of the diffusing species (R). 

The Stokes-Einstein equation has already been presented. It was noted that its vahdity was restricted to large solutes, such as spherical macromolecules and particles in a continuum solvent. The equation has also been found to predict accurately the diffusion coefficient of spherical latex particles and globular proteins. Corrections to Stokes-Einstein for molecules approximating spheroids is given by Tanford. Since solute-solute interactions are ignored in this theory, it applies in the dilute range only. 

In connection with the earlier consideration of diffusion in liquids using tire Stokes-Einstein equation, it can be concluded that the temperature dependence of the diffusion coefficient on the temperature should be T(exp(—Qvis/RT)) according to this equation, if the activation energy for viscous flow is included. 

Very commonly Eq. (4-5) is combined with Eq. (4-6), the Stokes-Einstein equation relating the diffusion coefficient to the viscosity -q. 

Equations (4-5) and (4-7) are alternative expressions for the estimation of the diffusion-limited rate constant, but these equations are not equivalent, because Eq. (4-7) includes the assumption that the Stokes-Einstein equation is applicable. Olea and Thomas" measured the kinetics of quenching of pyrene fluorescence in several solvents and also measured diffusion coefficients. The diffusion coefficients did not vary as t) [as predicted by Eq. (4-6)], but roughly as Tf. Thus Eq. (4-7) is not valid, in this system, whereas Eq. (4-5), used with the experimentally measured diffusion coefficients, gave reasonable agreement with measured rate constants. 

Following the general trend of looldng for a molecular description of the properties of matter, self-diffusion in liquids has become a key quantity for interpretation and modeling of transport in liquids [5]. Self-diffusion coefficients can be combined with other data, such as viscosities, electrical conductivities, densities, etc., in order to evaluate and improve solvodynamic models such as the Stokes-Einstein type [6-9]. From temperature-dependent measurements, activation energies can be calculated by the Arrhenius or the Vogel-Tamman-Fulcher equation (VTF), in order to evaluate models that treat the diffusion process similarly to diffusion in the solid state with jump or hole models [1, 2, 7]. 

T0 is a reference temperature which can be identified with T, and although the constant B is not related to any simple activation process, it has dimensions of energy. This form of the equation is derived by assuming an electrolyte to be fully dissociated in the solvent, so it can be related to the diffusion coefficient through the Stokes-Einstein equation. It suggests that thermal motion above T0 contributes to relaxation and transport processes and that... 

The same equation applies to other solvents. It is often easier to incorporate an expression for the diffusion coefficient than a numerical value, which may not be available. According to the Stokes-Einstein equation,6 diffusion coefficients can be estimated from the solvent viscosity by... 

Using the Stokes-Einstein equation of diffusion coefficient ... 

According to Stokes-Einstein equation, the diffusion coefficient is inversely proportional to the solution viscosity which increases with temperature. Hence, a lower diffusion coefficient corresponds to a lower size molecule. 

Perrin model and the Johansson and Elvingston model fall above the experimental data. Also shown in this figure is the prediction from the Stokes-Einstein-Smoluchowski expression, whereby the Stokes-Einstein expression is modified with the inclusion of the Ein-stein-Smoluchowski expression for the effect of solute on viscosity. Penke et al. [290] found that the Mackie-Meares equation fit the water diffusion data however, upon consideration of water interactions with the polymer gel, through measurements of longitudinal relaxation, adsorption interactions incorporated within the volume averaging theory also well described the experimental results. The volume averaging theory had the advantage that it could describe the effect of Bis on the relaxation within the same framework as the description of the diffusion coefficient. 

Under the condition that the Stokes-Einstein model holds, the translational diffusion coefficient, D, can be represented by Eq. (8.3). the diffusion time, Xd, obtained through the analysis is given by Eq. (8.4). 

Routh and Russel [10] proposed a dimensionless Peclet number to gauge the balance between the two dominant processes controlling the uniformity of drying of a colloidal dispersion layer evaporation of solvent from the air interface, which serves to concentrate particles at the surface, and particle diffusion which serves to equilibrate the concentration across the depth of the layer. The Peclet number, Pe is defined for a film of initial thickness H with an evaporation rate E (units of velocity) as HE/D0, where D0 = kBT/6jT ir- the Stokes-Einstein diffusion coefficient for the particles in the colloid. Here, r is the particle radius, p is the viscosity of the continuous phase, T is the absolute temperature and kB is the Boltzmann constant. When Pe 1, evaporation dominates and particles concentrate near the surface and a skin forms, Figure 2.3.5, lower left. Conversely, when Pe l, diffusion dominates and a more uniform distribution of particles is expected, Figure 2.3.5, upper left. 

The dynamical properties of polymer molecules in solution have been investigated using MPC dynamics [75-77]. Polymer transport properties are strongly influenced by hydrodynamic interactions. These effects manifest themselves in both the center-of-mass diffusion coefficients and the dynamic structure factors of polymer molecules in solution. For example, if hydrodynamic interactions are neglected, the diffusion coefficient scales with the number of monomers as D Dq /Nb, where Do is the diffusion coefficient of a polymer bead and N), is the number of beads in the polymer. If hydrodynamic interactions are included, the diffusion coefficient adopts a Stokes-Einstein formD kltT/cnr NlJ2, where c is a factor that depends on the polymer chain model. This scaling has been confirmed in MPC simulations of the polymer dynamics [75]. 

Substituting the diffusion coefficient D into its expression in the Stokes-Einstein equation, we... 

The Smoluchowski theory for diffusion-controlled reactions, when combined with the Stokes-Einstein equation for the diffusion coefficient, predicts that the rate constant for a diffusion-controlled reaction will be inversely proportional to the solution viscosity.16 Therefore, the literature values for the bimolecular electron transfer reactions (measured for a solution viscosity of r ) were adjusted by multiplying by the factor r 1/r 2 to obtain the adjusted value of the kinetic constant... 

The gas A must transfer from the gas phase to the liquid phase. Equation (1) describes the specific (per m2) molar flow (JA) of A through the gas-liquid interface. Considering only limitations in the liquid phase, this molar flow notably depends on the liquid molecular diffusion coefficient DAL (m2 s ). Based on the liquid state theories, DA L can be calculated using the Stokes-Einstein expression, and many correlations have been developed in order to estimate the liquid diffusion coefficients. The best-known example is the Wilke and Chang (W-C) relationship, but many others have been established and compared (Table 45.4) [28-33]. 

Solutes diffuse in proportion to their diffusion coefficient, which is inversely proportional to their hydrodynamic radii, ah, (Stokes-Einstein equation) ... 

Photon correlation spectroscopy (PCS) has been used extensively for the sizing of submicrometer particles and is now the accepted technique in most sizing determinations. PCS is based on the Brownian motion that colloidal particles undergo, where they are in constant, random motion due to the bombardment of solvent (or gas) molecules surrounding them. The time dependence of the fluctuations in intensity of scattered light from particles undergoing Brownian motion is a function of the size of the particles. Smaller particles move more rapidly than larger ones and the amount of movement is defined by the diffusion coefficient or translational diffusion coefficient, which can be related to size by the Stokes-Einstein equation, as described by... 

Measurement of the translational diffusion coefficient, D0, provides another measure of the hydrodynamic radius. According to the Stokes-Einstein relation... 

Although a mechanism for stress relaxation was described in Section 1.3.2, the Deborah number is purely based on experimental measurements, i.e. an observation of a bulk material behaviour. The Peclet number, however, is determined by the diffusivity of the microstructural elements, and is the dimensionless group given by the timescale for diffusive motion relative to that for convective or flow. The diffusion coefficient, D, is given by the Stokes-Einstein equation ... 

With the help of the Stokes-Einstein relation, the translational diffusion coefficient may be calculated according to... 

Einstein s work on the diffusion of particles (1906) led to the well known Stokes-Einstein relation giving the diffusion coefficient D of a sphere ... 

Changes in fluidity of a medium can thus be monitored via the variations of Jo/J — 1 for quenching, and Ie/Im for excimer formation, because these two quantities are proportional to the diffusional rate constant kj, i.e. proportional to the diffusion coefficient D. Once again, we should not calculate the viscosity value from D by means of the Stokes-Einstein relation (see Section 8.1). 

The translational diffusion coefficient of micelles loaded with a fluorophore can be determined from the autocorrelation function by means of Eqs (11.8) or (11.9). The hydrodynamic radius can then be calculated using the Stokes-Einstein relation (see Chapter 8, Section 8.1) ... 

The Stokes-Einstein equation (Equation 9.7) is often used to describe the relationship between the diffusion coefficient of a solute and the viscosity of the solution... 

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