Journal of Physical Chemistry A, Vol.108, No.10, 1681-1686, 2004
Infrared studies of the SO2 clathrate hydrate
Using infrared spectroscopy, transitions among ice, solution, and clathrate phases are compared with the predictions of the SO2-H2O phase diagram in the temperature range -20 to 10degreesC and SO2 pressures from 50 to 900 mbar. The infrared signatures of clathrate and ice, as well as SO2 in a variety of phases are recorded and interpreted in terms of their environments. The consequences Of SO2 in confined geometries within ice are explored.