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  • Materials Science

Background:

  • Solvent evaporation from concentrated solutions forms a solute layer at the interface.
  • This layer influences evaporation rates, particularly in the long-time-scale (falling rate) period.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To theoretically investigate water evaporation from concentrated supramolecular mixtures.
  • To determine the influence of ambient humidity on evaporation rates in the falling rate period.

Main Methods:

  • Numerical resolution of a one-dimensional model based on mass transport equations.
  • Analytical solutions in limiting cases were used to validate findings.

Main Results:

  • Evaporation rates in the falling rate period are often independent of ambient humidity for complex fluids.
  • A sharp decrease in water chemical activity and a strong decrease in the mutual diffusion coefficient significantly reduce humidity dependence.

Conclusions:

  • Concentrated solute layers and diffusion limitations dominate evaporation in the falling rate period.
  • Strong concentration gradients effectively shield the evaporation process from external humidity variations.