Evaluation of the Water Potentials of Solutions of Polyethylene Glycol 8000 Both in the Absence and Presence of Other Solutes

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Published and additional data for polyethylene glycol 8000 (PEG), formerly PEG 6000, solution water potentials (Psi) are compared. Actual bars Psi over the concentration range of 0 to 0.8 gram PEG per gram H(2)O and temperature (T) range of 5 to 40 degrees C are best predicted (probably within +/- 5%) by this equation: Psi = 1.29[PEG](2)T - 140[PEG](2) - 4.0[PEG]. Although transformable through division by [PEG] to virial equation form, results indicate that the coefficients are not virial. Mannitol (MAN) interacts with PEG to produce Psi significantly lower than additive. Vapor pressure osmometer (VPO) data for MAN-PEG synergism compared favorably with those from thermocouple hygrometry; and VPO data showing the interactions between PEG and four salts are presented. The synergism of MAN-PEG and of NaCl-PEG are related linearly to the concentration of solute added with PEG.

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Michel, B. E. (1983). Evaluation of the Water Potentials of Solutions of Polyethylene Glycol 8000 Both in the Absence and Presence of Other Solutes. Plant Physiology, 72(1), 66–70. https://doi.org/10.1104/pp.72.1.66

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