The Uptake Coefficient of I2 on Various Aqueous Surfaces

Uptake coefficient of I₂ on aqueous surfaces was measured by using an impinging flow method. Dependence of the uptake coefficient on the gas-liquid contact time and pH was investigated. The uptake coefficient was (3.7± 2.0)×10^–4 at 120 ms, 293 K and pH = 5.6. In the alkaline region, the uptake coefficient was larger by one order of magnitude than that in the neutral and acidic region. The I₂ uptake on KI solutions and synthetic sea water solutions was also measured. According to the analysis by the reactive uptake model, the uptake of I₂ was shown to be mainly determined by liquid phase reactions and the accommodation coefficient of I₂ on aqueous surfaces was estimated to be 0.01.