화학공학소재연구정보센터
Journal of Physical Chemistry A, Vol.114, No.46, 12237-12243, 2010
Observation of the Crystallization and Supersaturation of Mixed Component NaNO3-Na2SO4 Droplets by FTIR-ATR and Raman Spectroscopy
We present here a study of the phase behavior of mixed component NaNO3-Na2SO4 (SNS) droplets with NaNO3 to Na2SO4 molar ratios of 1:1, 3:1, and 10:1, comparing observations with thermodynamic predictions. Measurements are made by Fourier transform infrared attenuated total reflection and micro-Raman spectroscopy for SNS droplets deposited on ZnSe and quartz substrates, respectively. The conventional deliquescence/efflorescence hysteresis in phase behavior is observed. On drying, heterogeneous crystallization leads to phase behavior that is consistent with bulk solution thermodynamics, with the formation of the mixed salt NaNO3 center dot Na2SO4 center dot H2O, Na2SO4 (s), and NaNO3 (s) all observed to form at relative humidities that coincide with predictions by the aerosol inorganics model. However, conditioning of the droplet at high relative humidity prior to drying is observed to lead to quantitative differences between the fractions of different salts formed. When substrate effects do not influence the crystallization process, supersaturated solutions are formed, and this leads to the observation of contact ion pairs. Such measurements of the phase behavior of mixed component droplets are important for testing the reliability of thermodynamic models.