Abstract
The relaxation dynamics of water-rich glycerol-water mixtures is studied by broadband dielectric spectroscopy (BDS) at 173-323 K and differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) at 138-313 K. These data indicate the existence of the critical concentration of 40 mol% glycerol. In the studied temperature range for water-rich glycerol mixtures, the two states of water (ice and interfacial water) are observed in addition to water in the mesoscopic 40 mol% glycerol-water domains. The possible kinetics of water exchange between different water states is discussed in order to explain the mechanism of the broad melting behavior observed by DSC.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 9174-9177 |
Number of pages | 4 |
Journal | Journal of Physical Chemistry B |
Volume | 109 |
Issue number | 18 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 12 May 2005 |