Polywater

Abstract

A form of water with properties very different from those well established for water has been reported in a series of papers by Deryagin and coworkers (1). Water in this unusual state has been called "anomalous water" by this group to distinguish it from ordinary water. It has been prepared in two ways. As described by Fedyakin (2), secondary columns were observed growing near both ends of a column of water sealed in a glass capillary 2 to 4 ,tm in diameter. In subsequent work, the anomalous water was prepared by the condensation of water vapor in glass and fused quartz capillaries at relative pressures somewhat less than unity (3). Some of the reported properties of this water are (i) low vapor pressure; (ii) solidification at -40°C or lower temperatures to a glass-like

Hydrogen bonding and polywater in clay-water systems

“…2. Polywater is birefringent Willis et al, 1969;Lippincott et al, 1969). So is the water associated with clay (Derjaguin and GreeneKelly, 1964).…”

“…The density of polywater is 1-1.4, depending on its purity (Deryaguin and Churayev, 1968;Lippincott et al, 1969), whereas the density of clay-adsorbed water is < 1-0 (Anderson and Low, 1958;Bradley, 1959;Davey and Low, 1968). The difference in density may be accounted for by structural vacancies, imperfections, etc., that are present in the clay-adsorbed water as a result of its interaction with either exchangeable cations or the surface oxygens of the clay (which are arranged differently than those of Pyrex and quartz).…”

Long-range attractive forces extending from the alumina’s nanolayer surface in aqueous solutions

“…This hypothesis was developed further by Lippincott et al [19], who stated that the substance in question is not water. The substance is certainly built of oxygen and hydrogen, but their arrangement in a hexagonal lattice bears little resemblance to their arrangement in the water molecule.…”

Frost and Chilling Injury to Growing Plants

“…It is well to point out that high-resolution NMR spectra analysis shows that the "bound" water is not "icelike" in any literal sense, although it is clearly less mobile than liquid water at the same temperature. There is a remote possibility that this "bound" water may be related to "anomalous" or "poly water," which is receiving much current attention (Lippincott et al, 1969).…”