The process of separating a
colloidalsol from a
colloid-free solution by a
membrane permeable to all components of the system except the
colloidal ones, and allowing the exchange of the components of small molar mass to proceed
for a certain time.
Source:
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 608