The potential for monolayers to reduce the evaporation of water from large water storages
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Article Title | The potential for monolayers to reduce the evaporation of water from large water storages |
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ERA Journal ID | 5245 |
Article Category | Article |
Authors | |
Author | Barnes, G. T. |
Journal Title | Agricultural Water Management |
Journal Citation | 95 (4), pp. 339-353 |
Number of Pages | 15 |
Year | 2008 |
Publisher | Elsevier |
Place of Publication | Amsterdam, Netherlands |
ISSN | 0378-3774 |
1873-2283 | |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.1016/j.agwat.2007.12.003 |
Web Address (URL) | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0378377407003150 |
Abstract | In the laboratory, molecularly thick films of compounds such as hexadecanol and octadecanol have been shown to retard the evaporation of water. While such monolayers offer the prospect of an economical solution to the evaporative loss of water from storages there are practical difficulties arising mainly from the short lifetimes of these monolayers on the water surface. This review article describes the relevant laboratory experiments and results, and then discusses the problems that have arisen in field applications. It is clear that better monolayer materials are required and that better methods of monolayer distribution would also be helpful. Although no resolution of these difficulties is available at present it is hoped that a better understanding of the problems will stimulate further research. |
Keywords | evaporation control; evaporation reduction; monolayers for evaporation reduction |
ANZSRC Field of Research 2020 | 400411. Water treatment processes |
300201. Agricultural hydrology | |
410102. Ecological impacts of climate change and ecological adaptation | |
Public Notes | Files associated with this item cannot be displayed due to copyright restrictions. |
Byline Affiliations | National Centre for Engineering in Agriculture |
Institution of Origin | University of Southern Queensland |
https://research.usq.edu.au/item/q1315/the-potential-for-monolayers-to-reduce-the-evaporation-of-water-from-large-water-storages
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