Nonequilibrium surface phenomena are very important in biological membrane diffusion in charge transition etc. The results of an experimental and theoretical investigation of nonequilibrium processes on fresh surface are presented. We investigated the most general and the practically important case of the adsorption, the chemical reactions, and the polarization of the liquid surface (as result of the polar molecules orientation and the formation of the ionic double layer). The surface tension as the main property of the surface and its structure determines the rate of phase transition. Our equation shows that the evaporation (condensation) rate of fresh non-equilibrium surface of water (γ is replaced by γt≈100 dyn/cm) is 10 times higher than the rate in the case of the equilibrium static surface of water. This result conforms with the experiments.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationProgress in Colloid & Polymer Science
EditorsP. Laggner, O. Glatter
PublisherSpringer Nature
Pages278-279
Number of pages2
Volume93
ISBN (Print)0387914544
StatePublished - 1993
EventProceedings of the 6th European Colloid and Interface Society (ECIS) Conference - Graz, Austria
Duration: 21 Sep 199225 Sep 1992

Conference

ConferenceProceedings of the 6th European Colloid and Interface Society (ECIS) Conference
CityGraz, Austria
Period21/09/9225/09/92

    Scopus subject areas

  • Physical and Theoretical Chemistry
  • Organic Chemistry
  • Polymers and Plastics
  • Colloid and Surface Chemistry
  • Materials Chemistry

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