Electro-osmosis and Water Uptake in Polymer Electrolytes in Equilibrium with Water Vapor at Low Temperatures

2019 ◽  
Vol 16 (2) ◽  
pp. 297-307 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kevin G. Gallagher ◽  
Bryan S. Pivovar ◽  
Thomas F. Fuller
Keyword(s):  
Water Vapor ◽  
Water Uptake ◽  
Polymer Electrolytes ◽  
Low Temperatures ◽  
Electro Osmosis

scholarly journals An investigation on hygroscopic properties of 15 black carbon (BC) from different carbon sources: Roles of organic and inorganic components

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Minli Wang ◽  
Yiqun Chen ◽  
Heyun Fu ◽  
Xiaolei Qu ◽  
Bengang Li ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Water Vapor ◽  
Relative Humidity ◽  
Organic Carbon ◽  
Black Carbon ◽  
Water Uptake ◽  
Carbon Sources ◽  
High Relative Humidity ◽  
Gravimetric Analysis ◽  
Hygroscopic Properties ◽  
Kinetics Of

Abstract. The hygroscopic behavior of black carbon (BC) has a significant impact on global and regional climate change. However, the mechanism and factors controlling the hygroscopicity of BC from different carbon sources are not well understood. Here, we systematically measured the equilibrium and kinetics of water uptake by 15 different BC (10 herb-derived BC, 2 wood-derived BC, and 3 soot) using gravimetric water vapor sorption method combined with in-situ diffuse reflectance infrared Fourier transform spectroscopy (DRIFTS). In the gravimetric analysis, the sorption/desorption equilibrium isotherms were measured under continuous-stepwise water vapor pressure conditions, while the kinetics was measured at a variety of humidity levels obtained by different saturated aqueous salt solutions. The equilibrium water uptake of the BC pool at high relative humidity (> 80 %) positively correlated to the dissolved mineral content (0.01–13.0 wt %) (R2 = 0.86, P = 0.0001) as well as the content of the thermogravimetrically analyzed organic carbon (OCTGA, 4.48–15.25 wt %) (R2 = 0.52, P = 0.002) and the alkali-extracted organic carbon (OCAE, 0.14–8.39 wt %) (R2 = 0.80, P = 0.0001). In contrast, no positive correlation was obtained with the content of total organic carbon or elemental carbon. Among the major soluble ionic constituents, chloride and ammonium were each correlated with the equilibrium water uptake at high relative humidity. Compared with the herbal BC and soot, the woody BC had much lower equilibrium water uptake, especially at high relative humidity, likely due to the very low dissolved material content and OC content. The DRIFTS analysis provided generally consistent results at low relative humidity. The kinetics of water uptake (measured by pseudo-second order rate constant) correlated to the content of OCTGA and OCAE as well as the content of chloride and ammonium at low relative humidity (33 %), but to the porosity of bulk BC at high relative humidity (94 %). This was the first study to show that BC of different types and sources has greatly varying hygroscopic properties.

Rehydration of Ultra High Performance Concrete

2014 ◽  
Vol 897 ◽  
pp. 275-279 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ulrich Diederichs ◽  
Iris Marquardt ◽  
Vít Petranek
Keyword(s):  
Water Vapor ◽  
Water Uptake ◽  
High Performance ◽  
High Performance Concrete ◽  
High Strength ◽  
Porous System ◽  
Ultra High Performance Concrete ◽  
Micro Cracks ◽  
Maximum Temperatures ◽  
Subsequent Storage

Ultra High Performance Concrete (UHPC) and High Strength Concrete (USC) are because of the high density of their matrices very susceptible to spalling during fire exposure. By aid of a heat treatment with maximum temperatures of about 450°C a network of capillaries and micro cracks could be formed, which leads like a porous medium to a relief of water vapor already at harmless low pressures and could prevent the materials from spalling. In the framework of the presented study on UHPC some orientating tests have been performed to obtain knowledge concerning alterations of the microstructure during thermal treatment at 150°C, 250°C, 350°C and 450°C and the subsequent storage in air with 100% relative humidity at 20°C as to allow water uptake and rehydration. The tests have shown that by aid of the said treatment generation of a respective porous system was achieved, which remained open for the transport of water vapor at high temperatures, also after water uptake and rehydration of the dehydrated cementitious matrix. However further studies are needed to get information about effects of the treatments on the mechanical properties and the durability of members.

Water Uptake of Perfluorosulfonic Acid Membranes from Liquid Water and Water Vapor

1994 ◽  
Vol 141 (6) ◽  
pp. 1493-1498 ◽  
Author(s):  
James T. Hinatsu ◽  
Minoru Mizuhata ◽  
Hiroyasu Takenaka
Keyword(s):  
Water Vapor ◽  
Water Uptake ◽  
Liquid Water ◽  
Perfluorosulfonic Acid ◽  
Perfluorosulfonic Acid Membranes

scholarly journals Mass-based hygroscopicity parameter interaction model and measurement of atmospheric aerosol water uptake

2013 ◽  
Vol 13 (2) ◽  
pp. 717-740 ◽  
Author(s):  
E. Mikhailov ◽  
S. Vlasenko ◽  
D. Rose ◽  
U. Pöschl
Keyword(s):  
Water Vapor ◽  
Sodium Chloride ◽  
Ammonium Sulfate ◽  
Water Uptake ◽  
Malonic Acid ◽  
Atmospheric Aerosol ◽  
Interaction Model ◽  
Inorganic Particles ◽  
Vapor Supersaturation ◽  
Good Agreement

Abstract. In this study we derive and apply a mass-based hygroscopicity parameter interaction model for efficient description of concentration-dependent water uptake by atmospheric aerosol particles with complex chemical composition. The model approach builds on the single hygroscopicity parameter model of Petters and Kreidenweis (2007). We introduce an observable mass-based hygroscopicity parameter κm which can be deconvoluted into a dilute hygroscopicity parameter (κm0) and additional self- and cross-interaction parameters describing non-ideal solution behavior and concentration dependencies of single- and multi-component systems. For reference aerosol samples of sodium chloride and ammonium sulfate, the κm-interaction model (KIM) captures the experimentally observed concentration and humidity dependence of the hygroscopicity parameter and is in good agreement with an accurate reference model based on the Pitzer ion-interaction approach (Aerosol Inorganic Model, AIM). Experimental results for pure organic particles (malonic acid, levoglucosan) and for mixed organic-inorganic particles (malonic acid – ammonium sulfate) are also well reproduced by KIM, taking into account apparent or equilibrium solubilities for stepwise or gradual deliquescence and efflorescence transitions. The mixed organic-inorganic particles as well as atmospheric aerosol samples exhibit three distinctly different regimes of hygroscopicity: (I) a quasi-eutonic deliquescence & efflorescence regime at low-humidity where substances are just partly dissolved and exist also in a non-dissolved phase, (II) a gradual deliquescence & efflorescence regime at intermediate humidity where different solutes undergo gradual dissolution or solidification in the aqueous phase; and (III) a dilute regime at high humidity where the solutes are fully dissolved approaching their dilute hygroscopicity. For atmospheric aerosol samples collected from boreal rural air and from pristine tropical rainforest air (secondary organic aerosol) we present first mass-based measurements of water uptake over a wide range of relative humidity (1–99.4%) obtained with a new filter-based differential hygroscopicity analyzer (FDHA) technique. For these samples the concentration dependence of κm can be described by a simple KIM model equation based on observable mass growth factors and a total of only six fit parameters summarizing the combined effects of the dilute hygroscopicity parameters, self- and cross-interaction parameters, and solubilities of all involved chemical components. One of the fit parameters represents κm0 and can be used to predict critical dry diameters for the activation of cloud condensation nuclei (CCN) as a function of water vapor supersaturation according to Köhler theory. For sodium chloride and ammonium sulfate reference particles as well as for pristine rainforest aerosols consisting mostly of secondary organic matter, we obtained good agreement between the KIM predictions and measurement data of CCN activation. The application of KIM and mass-based measurement techniques shall help to bridge gaps in the current understanding of water uptake by atmospheric aerosols: (1) the gap between hygroscopicity parameters determined by hygroscopic growth measurements under sub-saturated conditions and by CCN activation measurements at water vapor supersaturation, and (2) the gap between the results of simplified single parameter models widely used in atmospheric or climate science and the results of complex multi-parameter ion- and molecule-interaction models frequently used in physical chemistry and solution thermodynamics (e.g., AIM, E-AIM, ADDEM, UNIFAC, AIOMFAC).

scholarly journals Mass-based hygroscopicity parameter interaction model and measurement of atmospheric aerosol water uptake

2011 ◽  
Vol 11 (11) ◽  
pp. 30877-30918
Author(s):  
E. Mikhailov ◽  
V. Merkulov ◽  
S. Vlasenko ◽  
D. Rose ◽  
U. Pöschl
Keyword(s):  
Water Vapor ◽  
Sodium Chloride ◽  
Relative Humidity ◽  
Aqueous Phase ◽  
Water Uptake ◽  
Atmospheric Aerosol ◽  
Interaction Model ◽  
Interaction Parameters ◽  
Vapor Supersaturation ◽  
Good Agreement

Abstract. In this study we derive and apply a mass-based hygroscopicity parameter interaction model for efficient description of concentration-dependent water uptake by atmospheric aerosol particles. The model approach builds on the single hygroscopicity parameter model of Petters and Kreidenweis (2007). We introduce an observable mass-based hygroscopicity parameter κm, which can be deconvoluted into a dilute intrinsic hygroscopicity parameter (κm,∞) and additional self- and cross-interaction parameters describing non-ideal solution behavior and concentration dependencies of single- and multi-component systems. For sodium chloride, the κm-interaction model (KIM) captures the observed concentration and humidity dependence of the hygroscopicity parameter and is in good agreement with an accurate reference model based on the Pitzer ion-interaction approach (Aerosol Inorganic Model, AIM). For atmospheric aerosol samples collected from boreal rural air and from pristine tropical rainforest air (secondary organic aerosol) we present first mass-based measurements of water uptake over a wide range of relative humidity (1–99%) obtained with a new filter-based differential hygroscopicity analyzer (FDHA) technique. By application of KIM to the measurement data we can distinguish three different regimes of hygroscopicity in the investigated aerosol samples: (I) A quasi-eutonic regime at low relative humidity (~60% RH) where the solutes co-exist in an aqueous and non-aqueous phase; (II) a gradually deliquescent regime at intermediate humidity (~60%–90% RH) where different solutes undergo gradual dissolution in the aqueous phase; and (III) a dilute regime at high humidity (≳90% RH) where the solutes are fully dissolved approaching their dilute intrinsic hygroscopicity. The characteristic features of the three hygroscopicity regimes are similar for both samples, while the RH threshold values vary as expected for samples of different chemical composition. In each regime, the concentration dependence of κm can be described by a simple KIM model equation based on observable mass growth factors and six fit parameters summarizing the combined effects of the dilute intrinsic hygroscopicity and interaction parameters of all involved chemical components. One of the fit parameters represents κm,∞ and can be used to predict CCN activation diameters as a function of water vapor supersaturation. For sodium chloride reference particles as well as for pristine rainforest aerosols consisting mostly of secondary organic matter, we obtained good agreement between the predicted and measured critical diameters of CCN activation. The application of KIM and mass-based measurement techniques shall help to bridge gaps in the current understanding of water uptake by atmospheric aerosols: (1) the gap between hygroscopicity parameters determined by HTDMA (hygroscopicity tandem differential mobility analyzer) or FDHA measurements under sub-saturated conditions and by CCN measurements at water vapor supersaturation, and (2) the gap between the results of simplified single parameter models widely used in atmospheric or climate science and the results of complex multi-parameter ion- and molecule-interaction models frequently used in physical chemistry and thermodynamics (AIM, E-AIM, UNIFAC, AIOMFAC etc.).

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