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The paper presents a thermodynamic theory for homogeneous ice nucleation, which expresses the nucleation rate coefficient as a function of water activity and pressure.
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- Original title: Water activity as the determinant for homogeneous ice nucleation in aqueous solutions.
- Record ID : 2001-2111
- Languages: English
- Source: Nature - vol. 406 - n. 6796
- Publication date: 2000/08/10
- Document available for consultation in the library of the IIR headquarters only.
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Indexing
- Themes: Thermodynamics and changes of state
- Keywords: Supercooling; Nucleation; Freezing; Change of phase; Water; Water activity
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- Languages : English
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- Date : 1999/10
- Languages : English
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- Date : 1978/11
- Languages : English
- Source: International Journal of Refrigeration - Revue Internationale du Froid - vol. 1 - n. 4
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- Date : 2011/12
- Languages : English
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- Author(s) : MAENO N.
- Date : 1998/02
- Languages : Japanese
- Source: Refrigeration - vol. 73 - n. 844
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