ATP-Bio is thrilled to share the new publication, "On the equilibrium limit of liquid stability in pressurized aqueous systems", authored by Arian Zarriz, Baptiste Journaux, and Matthew J. Powell-Palm.
This work explores the absolute thermodynamic limits of freezing in aqueous brines. Using isochoric freezing and melting, the authors measure the “cenotectic point” (from Greek, meaning “universal melt”) for the first time. The findings have fascinating implications for ocean worlds in our solar system, cold ocean exoplanets, and estimating ice crust thickness and final ocean depths at cenotectic pressures.
Author information:
Arian Zarriz:
J. Mike Walker ’66 Department of Mechanical Engineering, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, USA
Matthew J. Powell-Palm:
J. Mike Walker ’66 Department of Mechanical Engineering, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, USA
Department of Materials Science & Engineering, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, USA
Department of Biomedical Engineering, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, USA
Baptiste Journaux:
Department of Department of Earth and Space Sciences, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA
Citation: Zarriz, A., Journaux, B., & J., M. (2024). On the equilibrium limit of liquid stability in pressurized aqueous systems. Nature Communications, 15(1), 1-10. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-024-54625-z