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High-pressure Sapphire Cell for Phase Equilibria Measurements of CO2/Organic/Water Systems
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2014
The high pressure sapphire cell apparatus is a unique tool to study, without sampling, phase behavior under a wide range of pressures. Using a cathetometer, very precise volume measurements can be recorded to measure liquid expansion and phase composition. Thus, this synthetic method enables the study of (1) phase equilibria of multi-component mixtures and (2) the partition behavior of catalyst or model compounds as a function of pressure.
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A Simple Method for Automated Solid Phase Extraction of Water Samples for Immunological Analysis of Small Pollutants
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2016
A protocol for the extraction and pre-concentration of estradiol from water samples by using an automated and miniaturized system is presented.
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Fabrication of a Dipole-assisted Solid Phase Extraction Microchip for Trace Metal Analysis in Water Samples
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2016
The fabrication protocol of a dipole-assisted solid phase extraction microchip for the trace metal analysis is presented.
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Phase Diagrams
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2020
A phase diagram combines plots of pressure versus temperature for the liquid-gas, solid-liquid, and solid-gas phase-transition equilibria of a substance. These diagrams indicate the physical states that exist under specific conditions of pressure and temperature and also provide the pressure dependence of the phase-transition temperatures (melting points, sublimation points, boiling points). Regions or areas labeled solid, liquid, and gas represent single phases, while lines or curves represent...
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States of Water
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2019
Water exists in any one of the three classical states: solid (ice), liquid (water), and gas (steam or water vapor). The state of water depends on i) the intermolecular forces that draw molecules together and ii) the kinetic energy that leads to movements that pull them apart. Water freezes when the intermolecular forces are greater than the kinetic energy. Unlike most other substances, water is less dense in its solid state than in its liquid state. This is because each water molecule can form...
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Temperature and pressure jointly determine which region of a phase diagram applies. A change in either variable can move water across a boundary, where energy transfer alters molecular motion and intermolecular interactions. The diagram therefore lets physicists predict whether a sample will remain in one phase or undergo melting, freezing, evaporation, condensation, or sublimation under changed conditions.
During a phase transition, transferred energy does not simply raise or lower temperature. It is associated with changing intermolecular interactions while the substance moves between phases; this energy is called latent heat. Accounting for latent heat is essential when analyzing heat transfer, because substantial energy can accompany melting, freezing, evaporation, or condensation without appearing only as a temperature change.
Ice deserves separate attention because water does not behave only as a generic phase-change material: unusual properties of ice form a central part of studying water phase behavior. Examining those properties alongside melting and freezing helps connect molecular interactions with macroscopic behavior and supports analysis of natural and engineered systems involving solid water.
To analyze a water-phase problem, first specify the temperature and pressure, then locate those conditions on the relevant phase diagram. Next determine whether the point represents a stable phase or lies near a transition boundary, and identify the associated energy-transfer process. This workflow links measured conditions to predicted state changes and provides a basis for studying heat transfer.
Researchers apply water-phase principles when systems repeatedly gain or lose energy. In weather and climate, phase changes help frame atmospheric water behavior; in refrigeration and power systems, they support analysis of energy transfer. The same framework extends to planetary environments, where differing temperature and pressure conditions determine how water can change state.
Water-phase analysis also connects state changes with fluid behavior. Liquid water and water vapor participate in processes such as evaporation and condensation, while freezing and melting link liquid behavior to ice. Considering these transitions together helps physicists interpret cycles in which water repeatedly changes state, rather than treating each phase as an isolated condition.