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JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY B
Volume 118, Issue 38, Pages 11323-11329Publisher
AMER CHEMICAL SOC
DOI: 10.1021/jp5070038
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- ESA via the PRODEX programme
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Density variations induced by gas absorption in reactive aqueous solutions often trigger buoyancy-induced motions, generally in the form of plumes monotonically sinking into the bulk liquid and enhancing the absorption rate. Here, we contrast two types of CO2-absorbing alkaline solutions, studying their dynamics inside a vertical Hele-Shaw cell by interferometry. While the first one indeed behaves as expected, the second one leads to a quite unusual oscillatory (phase-slipping) dynamics of convective plumes, which moreover does not lead to a significant transfer enhancement. Thanks to a simplified model of momentum and species transport, we show that this particular dynamics is related to a nonmonotonic density stratification, resulting in a stagnant layer dose to the interface. Conditions for this to occur are highlighted in terms of the ratios of species' diffusivities and their contribution to density, a classification deemed to be useful for optimizing chemisorption (e.g., for CO2 capture or sequestration) processes.
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