Term: uphill transport
https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.UT06884

Definition:
Process in which diffusion of a component occurs from a less concentrated stream to a more concentrated permeable stream.

Related Terms:
1) diffusion (http://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.D01716).

Source: PAC, 1996, 68, 1479. 'Terminology for membranes and membrane processes (IUPAC Recommendations 1996)' on page 1486 (https://doi.org/10.1351/pac199668071479)

Citation: 'uphill transport' in IUPAC Compendium of Chemical Terminology, 5th ed. International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry; 2025. Online version 5.0.0, 2025. https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.UT06884

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