a surface-active substance added to a suspension, usually a colloid, to improve the separation of particles and to prevent settling or clumping
: also disˈpersant (dɪˈspɜrsənt)
Examples of 'dispersing agent' in a sentence
dispersing agent
In the proposed approach, sucrose serves as a fuel, a dispersing agent, and a precipitation suppressant.
Seung-Beob Yi, Hoon-Taek Chung, Ho-Gi Kim 2007, 'A novel preparation method of active materials for the lithium secondary battery',Electrochemistry Communicationshttp://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1388248106004796. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Use of a dispersing agent that absorbs the moisture content was important for the efficiency of extraction.
Charlotta Turner, Leire Mijangos Trevino, Arwa Mustafa 2012, 'Pressurized Hot Ethanol Extraction of Carotenoids from Carrot By-Products', Moleculeshttp://www.mdpi.com/1420-3049/17/2/1809/. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)