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seminar & MINI PROJECT
ON
COLLOIDAL DISPERSON
The Seminar Report is submitted to
BCDA COLLEGE OF PHARMACY & TECHNOLOGY
Under guidance of
PROF(DR). GAUTOM MUKHOPADHAY , Assistant
Professor
Presented By
Sayani Saha
B.Pharm , 4th sem
University Roll No. 20101917030
COLLOIDAL DISPERSIONS
 Dispersed system consists of:
a) particle matter(dispersed phase)
b)dispersion medium (continuous medium)
CLASSIFICATION OF DISPERSED SYSTEM
 Molecular Colloidal Coarse
Dispersion Dispersion Dispersion
Less than 1 µm 1 µm to 500 µm greater than 500
µm
Particle undergo very slow diffusion don’t diffuse
rapid diffusion eg: eg: colloidal silver eg : suspension
O2 & glucose sol. & emulsion
Comparison of properties of colloidal sol
Lyophilic
(solvent -loving)
Lyophobic
(solvent -hating)
Association
(amphophilic)
Dispersed
phase
Solvation
Preparatio
n
Viscosity
Effect of
electrolyte
Large organic
molecules
Lying within colloidal
size
Solvated
Spontaneous by
dissolving in solvent
Viscosity increased as
conc. Increased at certain
conc. Gel sol gel
formation
Stable in presence of
electrolytes. Desolvation and
Inorganic particles such as
gold or silver
Little
Needs special procedure
Not greatly increased due
to unsolvation
Unstable due to neutralization
of charges on particles
Aggregates of small
organic molecules or
ions whose size is
below the colloidal size
Hydrophilic or lipophilic
portion of the
molecules is solvated
depending on the
medium
Spontaneous when
conc. of amphiphiles
exceeds cmc.
Increases as conc. Of
amphiphiles increase
as micelles no.
increases and become
asymmetric.
Cmc is reduced and
salting out occur at
Shape of colloidal particles
• The more extended the particle, the
greater its specific surface and
greater the opportunity for attraction.
• Properties of colloids as flow,
sedimentation rate and o.p. are all
affected by the shape of the
particles.
Classification of colloids
Based on dispersion medium and dispersed
phase
Properties of colloids
Physical
Chemical
OpticalKinetic
Electrical
Physical properties
 Heterogeneity : colloidal solution consist of two phase-dispersed phase
and dispersion medium.
 Stability: lyophilic sols in general and lyophobic sols in the absence of
substantial conc. Of electrolytes are quite stable.
 Colour: the colour of colloidal substances depend upon the colloidal
particles present in it.
Chemical properties
• Source of electro-negativity
• Buffering capacity
Kinetic
properties
• Brownian motion
• Sedimentation
• Diffusion
• Viscosity
• Osmotic pressure
Optical properties
• Light scattering
• Ultra microscopy
• Electron microscopy
Electrical properties
• Electrophoresis
 Cataphoresis
 Anaphoresis
• Electro-osmosis
Coacervation
Coacervation is a chemical method for
producing polymer droplets in suspension
based on the separation of two liquid phases
into one concentrated colloidal phase
Peptization
Peptization or Deflocculation is the process
responsible for the formation of stable
dispersion of colloidal particles in dispersion
medium
colloidal dispersion