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Title: Isothermal dehydration of thin films of water and sugar solutions

Abstract

The process of quasi-isothermal dehydration of thin films of pure water and aqueous sugar solutions is investigated with a dual experimental and theoretical approach. A nanoporous paper disk with a homogeneous internal structure was used as a substrate. This experimental set-up makes it possible to gather thermodynamic data under well-defined conditions, develop a numerical model, and extract needed information about the dehydration process, in particular the water activity. It is found that the temperature evolution of the pure water film is not strictly isothermal during the drying process, possibly due to the influence of water diffusion through the cellulose web of the substrate. The role of sugar is clearly detectable and its influence on the dehydration process can be identified. At the end of the drying process, trehalose molecules slow down the diffusion of water molecules through the substrate in a more pronounced way than do the glucose molecules.

Authors:
 [1];  [1]; ;  [2];  [2];  [1]
  1. Centre de Recherche sur la Matière Divisée, University of Orleans and CNRS, rue de la Férollerie 1B, 45071 Orléans Cedex 2 (France)
  2. Laboratory of Physical and Macromolecular Chemistry, University of Trieste, Via Giorgieri 1, 34127 Trieste (Italy)
Publication Date:
OSTI Identifier:
22253404
Resource Type:
Journal Article
Journal Name:
Journal of Chemical Physics
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Volume: 140; Journal Issue: 12; Other Information: (c) 2014 AIP Publishing LLC; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); Journal ID: ISSN 0021-9606
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
37 INORGANIC, ORGANIC, PHYSICAL AND ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY; 60 APPLIED LIFE SCIENCES; CELLULOSE; DEHYDRATION; DIFFUSION; GLUCOSE; SACCHAROSE; SOLUTIONS; SUBSTRATES; THIN FILMS

Citation Formats

Heyd, R., Rampino, A., Laboratory of Physical and Macromolecular Chemistry, University of Trieste, Via Giorgieri 1, 34127 Trieste, Bellich, B., Elisei, E., Cesàro, A., Elettra Sincrotrone Trieste, Area Science Park, I-34149 Trieste, Saboungi, M. -L., and Institut de Minéralogie, de Physique des Matériaux, et de Cosmochimie. Isothermal dehydration of thin films of water and sugar solutions. United States: N. p., 2014. Web. doi:10.1063/1.4868558.
Heyd, R., Rampino, A., Laboratory of Physical and Macromolecular Chemistry, University of Trieste, Via Giorgieri 1, 34127 Trieste, Bellich, B., Elisei, E., Cesàro, A., Elettra Sincrotrone Trieste, Area Science Park, I-34149 Trieste, Saboungi, M. -L., & Institut de Minéralogie, de Physique des Matériaux, et de Cosmochimie. Isothermal dehydration of thin films of water and sugar solutions. United States. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4868558
Heyd, R., Rampino, A., Laboratory of Physical and Macromolecular Chemistry, University of Trieste, Via Giorgieri 1, 34127 Trieste, Bellich, B., Elisei, E., Cesàro, A., Elettra Sincrotrone Trieste, Area Science Park, I-34149 Trieste, Saboungi, M. -L., and Institut de Minéralogie, de Physique des Matériaux, et de Cosmochimie. 2014. "Isothermal dehydration of thin films of water and sugar solutions". United States. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4868558.
@article{osti_22253404,
title = {Isothermal dehydration of thin films of water and sugar solutions},
author = {Heyd, R. and Rampino, A. and Laboratory of Physical and Macromolecular Chemistry, University of Trieste, Via Giorgieri 1, 34127 Trieste and Bellich, B. and Elisei, E. and Cesàro, A. and Elettra Sincrotrone Trieste, Area Science Park, I-34149 Trieste and Saboungi, M. -L. and Institut de Minéralogie, de Physique des Matériaux, et de Cosmochimie},
abstractNote = {The process of quasi-isothermal dehydration of thin films of pure water and aqueous sugar solutions is investigated with a dual experimental and theoretical approach. A nanoporous paper disk with a homogeneous internal structure was used as a substrate. This experimental set-up makes it possible to gather thermodynamic data under well-defined conditions, develop a numerical model, and extract needed information about the dehydration process, in particular the water activity. It is found that the temperature evolution of the pure water film is not strictly isothermal during the drying process, possibly due to the influence of water diffusion through the cellulose web of the substrate. The role of sugar is clearly detectable and its influence on the dehydration process can be identified. At the end of the drying process, trehalose molecules slow down the diffusion of water molecules through the substrate in a more pronounced way than do the glucose molecules.},
doi = {10.1063/1.4868558},
url = {https://www.osti.gov/biblio/22253404}, journal = {Journal of Chemical Physics},
issn = {0021-9606},
number = 12,
volume = 140,
place = {United States},
year = {Fri Mar 28 00:00:00 EDT 2014},
month = {Fri Mar 28 00:00:00 EDT 2014}
}