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View article: Water diffusion in wood and plant cell walls: An activated process
Water diffusion in wood and plant cell walls: An activated process Open
Wood, plants, and cellulosic materials contain significant amounts of bound water, up to 30% of their dry mass, present as nanoscale inclusions of water molecules within a solid matrix. This bound water is mobile and exchanges readily with…
View article: Sorption hysteresis in nanoporous swelling adsorbents
Sorption hysteresis in nanoporous swelling adsorbents Open
Despite its ubiquitous practical impact, the physics of sorption in hygroscopic materials is still under debate. One major, but not yet understood, characteristic is the sorption-desorption hysteresis observed with such systems despite the…
View article: Fate of a water drop in a cellulosic material
Fate of a water drop in a cellulosic material Open
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View article: Combining magnetic resonance imaging and X-ray microtomography to analyse water transfer in unsaturated expansive clay
Combining magnetic resonance imaging and X-ray microtomography to analyse water transfer in unsaturated expansive clay Open
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View article: Dynamic NMR Relaxometry as a Straightforward Measurement of Concentration Variations in Colloidal Gels
Dynamic NMR Relaxometry as a Straightforward Measurement of Concentration Variations in Colloidal Gels Open
We show that dynamic NMR relaxometry allows one to probe the particle size or the concentration evolution over time in homogeneous colloidal suspensions or the concentration in different regions of heterogeneous suspensions, up to large vo…
View article: Exploring two regimes of water mobility in unsaturated expansive clay using NMR relaxometry
Exploring two regimes of water mobility in unsaturated expansive clay using NMR relaxometry Open
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View article: Unveiling moisture transport mechanisms in cellulosic materials: Vapor vs. bound water
Unveiling moisture transport mechanisms in cellulosic materials: Vapor vs. bound water Open
Natural textiles, hair, paper, wool, or bio-based walls possess the remarkable ability to store humidity from sweat or the environment through “bound water” absorption within nanopores, constituting up to 30% of their dry mass. The knowled…
View article: Critical Role of Boundary Conditions in Sorption Kinetics Measurements
Critical Role of Boundary Conditions in Sorption Kinetics Measurements Open
In order to characterize the hygroscopic properties of cellulose-based materials, which can absorb large amounts of water from vapor in ambient air, or the adsorption capacity of pollutants or molecules in various porous materials, it is c…
View article: Studying water infiltration on bentonite/sand blocks with MRI and X-Ray μCT techniques
Studying water infiltration on bentonite/sand blocks with MRI and X-Ray μCT techniques Open
Radioactive waste management agencies all around the world are focusing their efforts to provide a reliable technical solution to the Deep Geological Disposal (DGD) concept, in order to store high level (HLW) and intermediate level long li…
View article: Impact of sand on the water retention properties of a bentonite/sand mixture by NMR characterization
Impact of sand on the water retention properties of a bentonite/sand mixture by NMR characterization Open
Blocks of compacted bentonite/sand mixture, with a 40/60 proportion in dry mass, are being studied as an elementary component in the construction of seals in the French concept for high-levelradioactive waste disposal. In the disposal, the…
View article: Diffusionlike Drying of a Nanoporous Solid as Revealed by Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Diffusionlike Drying of a Nanoporous Solid as Revealed by Magnetic Resonance Imaging Open
Drying plays a central role in various fabrication processes and applications of functional nanoporous materials, most prominently in relation to energy storage and conversion. During such processes, liquid coexists with air inside the sam…
View article: Two-step diffusion in cellular hygroscopic (vascular plant-like) materials
Two-step diffusion in cellular hygroscopic (vascular plant-like) materials Open
Vascular plants, a vast group including conifers, flowering plants, etc., are made of a cellular hygroscopic structure containing water in the form of either free (i.e., in a standard liquid state) or bound (i.e., absorbed in the cell wall…
View article: Vapor-sorption Coupled Diffusion in Cellulose Fiber Pile Revealed by Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Vapor-sorption Coupled Diffusion in Cellulose Fiber Pile Revealed by Magnetic Resonance Imaging Open
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View article: Towards the End of Drying of Granular Materials: Enhanced Evaporation and Drying‐Induced Collapse
Towards the End of Drying of Granular Materials: Enhanced Evaporation and Drying‐Induced Collapse Open
We experimentally study the drying of loosely packed wet glass beads at low initial water content. The drying rate is found to decrease at the start, corresponding to the decreasing rate period controlled by vapor diffusion, followed by a …
View article: Towards the end of drying of granular materials: enhanced evaporation and drying-induced collapse
Towards the end of drying of granular materials: enhanced evaporation and drying-induced collapse Open
Earth and Space Science Open Archive This preprint has been submitted to and is under consideration at Water Resources Research. ESSOAr is a venue for early communication or feedback before peer review. Data may be preliminary.Learn more a…
View article: How Bound Water Regulates Wood Drying
How Bound Water Regulates Wood Drying Open
For most wood-based product uses it is essential to remove a large part of the water content from wet or green (fresh-cut) wood, to reduce further dimensional variations under varying humidity conditions, improve its mechanical characteris…
View article: Drying of a Compressible Biporous Material
Drying of a Compressible Biporous Material Open
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