Title :
Using THz-TDS of ethyl lactate/water mixtures to gain insight into solvent dynamics
Author :
Thomas, Florence ; Parrott, Edward P J ; Zeitler, J. Axel ; Pickwell-MacPherson, Emma
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electron. Eng., Chinese Univ. of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
Abstract :
In this work, terahertz spectroscopy was used to study the hydrogen bonding behaviour in mixtures of ethyl lactate and water. The results obtained show a marked deviation from a two-phase system, which agrees with data from other techniques.
Keywords :
hydrogen bonds; mixtures; terahertz spectroscopy; THz-TDS; ethyl lactate-water mixture; hydrogen bonding behaviour; solvent dynamics; terahertz spectroscopy; two-phase system; Absorption; Bonding; Computational modeling; Educational institutions; Mathematical model; Solvents; Spectroscopy;
Conference_Titel :
Infrared, Millimeter and Terahertz Waves (IRMMW-THz), 2011 36th International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Houston, TX
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4577-0510-6
Electronic_ISBN :
2162-2027
DOI :
10.1109/irmmw-THz.2011.6104888
