[serverxeon]

We all know Osmosis refers to movement of SOLVENT across a partially permeable membrane.
Other than water, what other solvent are there which are able to move through a partially permeable membrane?

[xiankai]

osmosis is usually the application of membranes with spaces big enough for solvent molecules. as long u have a solvent whose molecules are smaller or roughly the same size as water, it'll do.

[sdekivit]

those membranes are called semipermeable

[Donaldson Tan]

i would think it would be membrane-specific, although osmosis refers to water particularly. membranes,after-all, are somewhat molecular filters. when the molecules that diffuse through the membranes are not water molecules, the correct term is diffusion.

[sdekivit]

osmosis occurs with a semipemreable membrane. When the membrane is permeable to all molecules diffusion will occur. So osmosis will occur depending on the membrane that is used.

[eugenedakin]

Solvent are not limited to liquids.  For example, nitrogen production uses compressed air (and a variety of other processes) to selectively pass air through a semipermeable membrane to product Nitrogen gas.  This can also be applied to other gasses.

Just my $0.02

Eugene