Ion-specific repulsive interactions in colloidal silica dispersions evidenced through osmotic compression measurements and implication in frontal ultrafiltration experiments

Comparative osmotic compression experiments were performed on colloidal silica dispersions in the presence of various chloride salts at the same 0.01 M concentration with different counterions and highlighted the influence of ionic specificity on the resistance to water removal. These results were complemented with frontal ultrafiltration measurements that demonstrate modulation of the permeate flux according to the salt used.