Special Edition - Centenary of Debye-Hückel theory
2023-03-15
- The Debye-Hückel theory is a versatile concept used in various fields;
- It predicts the distribution and behavior of contaminants in soils and groundwater in environmental chemistry;
- It has applications in chemical engineering for the purification of electrolytic solutions;
- It explains the effect of saline solutions on enzymatic activity in biochemistry;
- It contributes to scientific and technological advances in surface chemistry by explaining the adsorption of ions on solid surfaces;
- It is applied in statistical physics to analyze the behavior of complex electrolytic systems, such as ionic liquids and polyelectrolyte solutions;
- It enables a more comprehensive understanding of the formation and evolution of minerals, interstellar dust, and gas clouds in the fields of geochemistry and astrochemistry.
