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Crystal Growth and Phase Equilibria in Porous Materials

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Transport and Reactivity of Solutions in Confined Hydrosystems

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In numerous research areas there is considerable interest in the phase changes occurring in pore solutions. First, the pressure generated by crystal growth of salts in confined spaces of porous materials is generally recognized as a major damage mechanism. Second, dissolved salts strongly affect the moisture retention and transport properties of porous media. This report briefly reviews recent advances in the treatment of phase equilibria of salts in porous substrates. The first part deals with the theory of crystallization pressure. In the second part model approaches for the calculation of thermodynamic properties in mixed electrolyte solutions and the calculation of phase equilibria are discussed.

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  1. Department of Chemistry, University of Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany

    Michael Steiger

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  1. Institute of Earth Sciences, University of Orléans, Orléans, France

    Lionel Mercury

  2. Department of Transducers Science and Technology, MESA+ Institute for Nanotechnology, University of Twente, Enschede, The Netherlands

    Niels Tas

  3. The Hydrological Service; Research Division, Israeli Water Authority, Jerusalem, Israel

    Michael Zilberbrand

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Steiger, M. (2014). Crystal Growth and Phase Equilibria in Porous Materials. In: Mercury, L., Tas, N., Zilberbrand, M. (eds) Transport and Reactivity of Solutions in Confined Hydrosystems. NATO Science for Peace and Security Series C: Environmental Security. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-7534-3_16

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