The potential for monolayers to reduce the evaporation of water from large water storages

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Barnes, G. T.. 2008. "The potential for monolayers to reduce the evaporation of water from large water storages ." Agricultural Water Management. 95 (4), pp. 339-353. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.agwat.2007.12.003

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Article Title	The potential for monolayers to reduce the evaporation of water from large water storages
ERA Journal ID	5245
Article Category	Article
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

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