Water structure, properties and some applications – A review

Georgios M. Kontogeorgis; Andrew Holster; Nomiki Kottaki; Evangelos Tsochantaris; Frederik Topsøe; Jesper Poulsen; Michael Bache; Xiaodong Liang; Nikolaj Sorgenfrei Blom; Johan Kronholm

Chemical Thermodynamics and Thermal Analysis (Jun 2022)

Water structure, properties and some applications – A review

Georgios M. Kontogeorgis,
Andrew Holster,
Nomiki Kottaki,
Evangelos Tsochantaris,
Frederik Topsøe,
Jesper Poulsen,
Michael Bache,
Xiaodong Liang,
Nikolaj Sorgenfrei Blom,
Johan Kronholm

Affiliations

Georgios M. Kontogeorgis: Corresponding author.; Center for Energy Resources Engineering, Department of Chemical and Biochemical Engineering, Technical University of Denmark, Building 229, Lyngby 2800, Denmark
Andrew Holster: Center for Energy Resources Engineering, Department of Chemical and Biochemical Engineering, Technical University of Denmark, Building 229, Lyngby 2800, Denmark
Nomiki Kottaki: Center for Energy Resources Engineering, Department of Chemical and Biochemical Engineering, Technical University of Denmark, Building 229, Lyngby 2800, Denmark
Evangelos Tsochantaris: Center for Energy Resources Engineering, Department of Chemical and Biochemical Engineering, Technical University of Denmark, Building 229, Lyngby 2800, Denmark
Frederik Topsøe: Center for Energy Resources Engineering, Department of Chemical and Biochemical Engineering, Technical University of Denmark, Building 229, Lyngby 2800, Denmark
Jesper Poulsen: Center for Energy Resources Engineering, Department of Chemical and Biochemical Engineering, Technical University of Denmark, Building 229, Lyngby 2800, Denmark
Michael Bache: Center for Energy Resources Engineering, Department of Chemical and Biochemical Engineering, Technical University of Denmark, Building 229, Lyngby 2800, Denmark
Xiaodong Liang: Center for Energy Resources Engineering, Department of Chemical and Biochemical Engineering, Technical University of Denmark, Building 229, Lyngby 2800, Denmark
Nikolaj Sorgenfrei Blom: Center for Energy Resources Engineering, Department of Chemical and Biochemical Engineering, Technical University of Denmark, Building 229, Lyngby 2800, Denmark
Johan Kronholm: Center for Energy Resources Engineering, Department of Chemical and Biochemical Engineering, Technical University of Denmark, Building 229, Lyngby 2800, Denmark

Journal volume & issue: Vol. 6
p. 100053

Abstract

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Water is a fascinating substance with lots of properties not encountered in other compounds. It has been suggested that making use of water's “anomalous” properties can lead to exciting applications in various disciplines e.g. engineering, medicine and physiology. The origin of these anomalous properties is far from clear, with the strong hydrogen bonds of water being only part of the answer. Moreover, water's structure and dynamics are not entirely understood either and new theories have appeared and debated during the 21st century. This review, aiming at a broader/general audience, attempts to review briefly some research trends related to water's structure, properties and applications. New experimental results for the debated phenomena of water bridge and exclusion zone are also presented and discussed. Various explanatory mechanisms for the exclusion zone are reviewed and a new proposal is put forward. A –hopefully- unbiased discussion is presented for both “mainstream” and unconventional theories and trends and future directions are also outlined.

Published in Chemical Thermodynamics and Thermal Analysis

ISSN: 2667-3126 (Online)
Publisher: Elsevier
Country of publisher: Netherlands
LCC subjects: Science: Physics: Heat: Thermodynamics
Website: https://www.journals.elsevier.com/chemical-thermodynamics-and-thermal-analysis

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