Phenomenon · phenomenon:soret-effect
Soret effect
A temperature gradient in a mixture drives a concentration gradient as species migrate toward the hot or cold side. A thermal disequilibrium becomes a chemical one.
Atlas record: 4 claims reference this phenomenon — 4 established.
Explorerelations · matrix context · routes · sources · cite
conditions: liquid · temperature gradient required
4claims24enumerated routes0routes with complete-composition evidence7candidate routes not searched3cited sources
Relations
drives · 1
- a liquid mixture or solution under a steady temperature gradient
produces · 1
member of · 1
governed by · 1
- the Soret and Dufour coefficients are Onsager-reciprocal
Matrix context
D = disequilibrium row · C = coupling family column. A cell reads the state of the atlas for that pair.
Enumerated routes through this · 24
- Temperature gradient → Soret effect → Concentration gradient → Chemiosmosis → Chemical fuel4/4 est · extends a recorded pathway
- Temperature gradient → Soret effect → Concentration gradient → Concentration cell effect → Ionic current → Electrical work5/5 est · extends a recorded pathway
- Temperature gradient → Soret effect → Concentration gradient → Dufour effect → Heat flow → Useful heat5/5 est · same energy form
- Chemical potential difference → Combustion → Temperature gradient → Soret effect → Concentration gradient → Chemiosmosis → Chemical fuel6/6 est · same energy form
- Electric potential difference → Peltier effect → Temperature gradient → Soret effect → Concentration gradient → Chemiosmosis → Chemical fuel6/6 est · extends a recorded pathway
- Electric potential difference → Ettingshausen effect → Temperature gradient → Soret effect → Concentration gradient → Chemiosmosis → Chemical fuel6/6 est · extends a recorded pathway
- Incident radiation flux → Photothermal absorption → Temperature gradient → Soret effect → Concentration gradient → Chemiosmosis → Chemical fuel6/6 est · extends a recorded pathway
- Radiative imbalance with the sky → Radiative sky cooling → Temperature gradient → Soret effect → Concentration gradient → Chemiosmosis → Chemical fuel6/6 est · extends a recorded pathway
- Nuclear binding-energy difference → Nuclear fission → Temperature gradient → Soret effect → Concentration gradient → Chemiosmosis → Chemical fuel6/6 est · extends a recorded pathway
- Nuclear binding-energy difference → Nuclear fusion → Temperature gradient → Soret effect → Concentration gradient → Chemiosmosis → Chemical fuel4/6 est · extends a recorded pathway
- Chemical potential difference → Combustion → Temperature gradient → Soret effect → Concentration gradient → Concentration cell effect → Ionic current → Electrical work7/7 est · extends a recorded pathway
- Chemical potential difference → Combustion → Temperature gradient → Soret effect → Concentration gradient → Dufour effect → Heat flow → Useful heat7/7 est · candidate
- Electric potential difference → Peltier effect → Temperature gradient → Soret effect → Concentration gradient → Concentration cell effect → Ionic current → Electrical work7/7 est · same energy form
- Electric potential difference → Peltier effect → Temperature gradient → Soret effect → Concentration gradient → Dufour effect → Heat flow → Useful heat7/7 est · candidate
- Electric potential difference → Ettingshausen effect → Temperature gradient → Soret effect → Concentration gradient → Concentration cell effect → Ionic current → Electrical work7/7 est · same energy form
- Electric potential difference → Ettingshausen effect → Temperature gradient → Soret effect → Concentration gradient → Dufour effect → Heat flow → Useful heat7/7 est · candidate
- Incident radiation flux → Photothermal absorption → Temperature gradient → Soret effect → Concentration gradient → Concentration cell effect → Ionic current → Electrical work7/7 est · extends a recorded pathway
- Incident radiation flux → Photothermal absorption → Temperature gradient → Soret effect → Concentration gradient → Dufour effect → Heat flow → Useful heat7/7 est · candidate
- Radiative imbalance with the sky → Radiative sky cooling → Temperature gradient → Soret effect → Concentration gradient → Concentration cell effect → Ionic current → Electrical work7/7 est · extends a recorded pathway
- Radiative imbalance with the sky → Radiative sky cooling → Temperature gradient → Soret effect → Concentration gradient → Dufour effect → Heat flow → Useful heat7/7 est · candidate
- Nuclear binding-energy difference → Nuclear fission → Temperature gradient → Soret effect → Concentration gradient → Concentration cell effect → Ionic current → Electrical work7/7 est · extends a recorded pathway
- Nuclear binding-energy difference → Nuclear fission → Temperature gradient → Soret effect → Concentration gradient → Dufour effect → Heat flow → Useful heat7/7 est · candidate
- Nuclear binding-energy difference → Nuclear fusion → Temperature gradient → Soret effect → Concentration gradient → Concentration cell effect → Ionic current → Electrical work5/7 est · extends a recorded pathway
- Nuclear binding-energy difference → Nuclear fusion → Temperature gradient → Soret effect → Concentration gradient → Dufour effect → Heat flow → Useful heat5/7 est · candidate
Cited sources · 3
- [1]S. R. de Groot, P. Mazur. Non-Equilibrium Thermodynamics (1962)
- [2]L. Onsager. Reciprocal relations in irreversible processes. I. (1931)
- [3]C. Soret. Sur l'état d'équilibre que prend au point de vue de sa concentration une dissolution saline primitivement homogène dont deux parties sont portées à des températures différentes (1879)
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