The facilitation of proton transport by acids and bases

✍ Scribed by Jean-Marc Engasser; Anne-Marie Wilhelm-Despres

• Publisher: Elsevier Science
• Year: 1980
• Tongue: English
• Weight: 381 KB
• Volume: 35
• Category: Article
• ISSN: 0009-2509
• DOI: 10.1016/0009-2509(80)80017-0

✦ Synopsis

The transport of protons across a dlalysls membrane m the presence of acids and bases IS Investigated both expenmentally and theoretically Due to the reversrble bmdmg of protons to bases the transport rate of protons can be conslderably augmented by buffer shuttles The extent of transport faclhtauon depends on the buffer pK and concentration, up to one mdhon fold Increase m transport rate at high concentration, as well as on the pH m the hqmd phases The expertmental results obtamed with acetate, phosphate and ammoma are m good agreement wth the theoretical predlctlons