Development of Two-Phase Diffusion Model Consisting of Free and Bound Water Molecules for Water Vapor Diffusing into Asphalt Mixtures

Author(s):  
Tingting Huang ◽  
Rong Luo
Nanomaterials ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 64 ◽  
Author(s):  
Qin Wang ◽  
Hui Xie ◽  
Zhiming Hu ◽  
Chao Liu

In this study, molecular dynamics simulations were carried out to study the coupling effect of electric field strength and surface wettability on the condensation process of water vapor. Our results show that an electric field can rotate water molecules upward and restrict condensation. Formed clusters are stretched to become columns above the threshold strength of the field, causing the condensation rate to drop quickly. The enhancement of surface attraction force boosts the rearrangement of water molecules adjacent to the surface and exaggerates the threshold value for shape transformation. In addition, the contact area between clusters and the surface increases with increasing amounts of surface attraction force, which raises the condensation efficiency. Thus, the condensation rate of water vapor on a surface under an electric field is determined by competition between intermolecular forces from the electric field and the surface.


Coatings ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (5) ◽  
pp. 602
Author(s):  
Carmen Rodica Pop ◽  
Teodora Emilia Coldea ◽  
Liana Claudia Salanţă ◽  
Alina Lăcrămioara Nistor ◽  
Andrei Borşa ◽  
...  

Kefiran is an exopolysaccharide classified as a heteropolysaccharide comprising glucose and galactose in equimolar quantities, and it is classified as a water-soluble glucogalactan. This work aimed to investigate the effect of different extraction conditions of kefiran on the structural and physical properties of the edible films obtained. Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy and scanning electron microscopy were performed, together with a determinations of moisture content, solubility, water vapor permeability and degree of swelling. The kefiran films presented values of the water vapor permeability between 0.93 and 4.38 × 10−11 g/m.s.Pa. These results can be attributed to the development of a more compact structure, where glycerol had no power to increase the free volume and the water vapor diffusion through their structure. The possible conformational changes in the kefiran film structure, due to the interspersing of the plasticizers and water molecules that they absorb, could be the reason for producing flexible kefiran films in the case of using glycerol as a plasticizer at 7.5% w/w. Moreover, it was observed that the extraction conditions are a significant factor in the properties of these films and their food technology applications.


Soft Matter ◽  
2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Helen Yao ◽  
Bradley D. Olsen

Small-angle neutron scattering is used to measure the number of bound water molecules associating with three polymers over a wide concentration range. Different fitting workflows are evaluated and recommended depending on the concentration regime.


Nature ◽  
1989 ◽  
Vol 340 (6232) ◽  
pp. 404-407 ◽  
Author(s):  
F. A. Quiocho ◽  
D. K. Wilson ◽  
N. K. Vyas

1969 ◽  
Vol 24 (10) ◽  
pp. 1502-1511
Author(s):  
Karl Heinzinger

Abstract There are two kinds of water in CuSO4·5H2O differing by their binding in the crystal. The oxygen of four water molecules is bonded to the copper ion, that of the fifth molecule is hydrogen bonded. It is shown that the D/H ratios of these two kinds of water differ by 5.7%, the light isotope being enriched in the water molecules coordinated with the copper ion. The results show that there is no exchange of the hydrogen isotopes during the time needed for dehydration at room temperature which takes several days. The assumption has been confirmed that the water coordinated with the copper ion leaves the crystal first on dehydration at temperatures below 50 °C. Additional measurements of the separation factor for the hydrogen isotopes between water vapor and copper sulfate solutions allow conclusions on the fractionation of the hydrogen isotopes between bulk water and hydration water in aqueous solutions.


2014 ◽  
Vol 43 (17) ◽  
pp. 6315-6321 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lars Eklund ◽  
Ingmar Persson

The selenite ion has an asymmetric hydration sphere with loosely electrostatically bound water molecules outside the free electron pair.


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