The return of supercooled water to a stable equilibrium condition is an irreversible process which, in large enough samples, takes place adiabatically. We investigated this phenomenon in water by fast imaging techniques. As water freezes, large energy and density fluctuations promote the spatial coexistence of solid and liquid phases at different temperatures. Upon synchronously monitoring the ...

Liquid–solid phase equilibrium measurements were carried out at various pressures and temperatures below the onset of crystallization in a mixture made up of a distribution of paraffins with composition exponentially decreasing from n-C6 to n-C36. Liquid and solid phases in partially frozen mixtures were separated by isobaric and isothermal filtration and analyzed by gas chromatography. Waxy so...

We show that a drop of liquid a few hundred microns in diameter placed under a solid, elastic, thin film (∼10 μm thick) causes it to bulge by tens of microns. The deformed shape is governed by equilibrium of tensions exerted by the various interfaces and the solid film, a form of Neumann's triangle. Unlike Young's equation, which specifies the contact angles at the junction of two fluids and a ...

The progresses of understanding of the surfactant adsorption at the hydrophilic solid-liquid interface from extensive experimental studies are reviewed here. In this respect the kinetic and equilibrium studies involves anionic, cationic, non-ionic and mixed surfactants at the solid surface from the solution. Kinetics and equilibrium adsorption of surfactants at the solid-liquid interface depend...

in this paper, the vapor-liquid equilibrium (vle) properties of polar and nonpolar fluids are modeled by the use of a statistically-based equation of state (eos). the equation of state used in this work is that of ihm-song-mason (ism) eos. an alternative approach is to revise the isothermal integration on liquid. in this respect, a temperature-dependent revision factor b (t) is introduced to th...

Sargassum has been well acknowledged for the potential natural product of its phlorotannins. Solid-liquid extraction (SLE) is the most common method used to extract them. However, this method has some drawbacks such as low yield and toxic. An alternative ecofriendly method has been proposed, i.e. enzyme-assisted extraction (EAE), proven to be more efficient. The aim is to compare the efficiency...