Mass, temperature, and relative humidity stability of automated sorption balances: results of an interlaboratory study

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Identification_Information:
Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: Zelinka, Samuel L.
Originator: Glass, Samuel V.
Originator: Lazarcik, Eleanor Q.D.
Originator: Thybring, Emil E.
Originator: Altgen, Michael
Originator: Rautkari, Lauri
Originator: Curling, Simon
Originator: Cao, Jinzhen
Originator: Wang, Yujiao
Originator: Künniger, Tina
Originator: Nyström, Gustav
Originator: Dreimol, Christopher Hubert
Originator: Burgert, Ingo
Originator: Uyup, Mohd Khairun Anwar
Originator: Khadiran, Tumirah
Originator: Roper, Mark G.
Originator: Broom, Darren P.
Originator: Schwarzkopf, Matthew
Originator: Yudhanto, Arief
Originator: Subah, Mohammad
Originator: Lubineau, Gilles
Originator: Fredriksson, Maria
Originator: Strojecki, Marcin
Originator: Olek, Wiesław
Originator: Majka, Jerzy
Originator: Pedersen, Nanna Bjerregaard
Originator: Burnett, Daniel J.
Originator: Garcia, Armando R.
Originator: Verdonck, Els
Originator: Dreisbach, Frieder
Originator: Waguespack, Louis
Originator: Schott, Jennifer
Originator: Esteban, Luis G.
Originator: Garcia-Iruela, Alberto
Originator: Colinart, Thibaut
Originator: Rémond, Romain
Originator: Mazian, Brahim
Originator: Perre, Patrick
Originator: Emmerich, Lukas
Originator: Li, Ling
Publication_Date: 2024
Title:
Mass, temperature, and relative humidity stability of automated sorption balances: results of an interlaboratory study
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: tabular digital data
Publication_Information:
Publication_Place: Fort Collins, CO
Publisher: Forest Service Research Data Archive
Online_Linkage: https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2024-0025
Description:
Abstract:
Automated sorption balances are widely used for characterizing the interaction of water vapor with hygroscopic materials. These instruments provide an efficient way to collect sorption isotherm data and kinetic data. A typical method for defining equilibrium after a step change in relative humidity (RH) is using a particular threshold value for the rate of change in mass with time. Recent studies indicate that commonly used threshold values yield substantial errors and that further measurements are needed at extended hold times as a basis to assess the accuracy of abbreviated equilibration criteria. However, the mass measurement accuracy at extended times depends on the operational stability of the instrument. Published data on the stability of automated sorption balances are rare. As a result, an interlaboratory study was undertaken to investigate equilibration criteria for automated sorption balances both by characterizing instrument operational stability and by measuring water vapor sorption in hygroscopic material specimens at extended times. This data publication contains mass, temperature, and RH stability records collected between March 2022 and October 2023 from 25 laboratories throughout the world.
Purpose:
Data were collected to better understand the operational stability of automated sorption balances.
Supplemental_Information:
For more information about this study and these data, see Zelinka et al. (2024).
Time_Period_of_Content:
Time_Period_Information:
Range_of_Dates/Times:
Beginning_Date: 20220301
Ending_Date: 20231001
Currentness_Reference:
Publication date
Status:
Progress: Complete
Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: None planned
Spatial_Domain:
Description_of_Geographic_Extent:
Data were obtained from 25 laboratories throughout the world. Figure 1 in Zelinka et al. (2024) contains a map showing those locations.
Bounding_Coordinates:
West_Bounding_Coordinate: -89.42705556
East_Bounding_Coordinate: 116.35002778
North_Bounding_Coordinate: 60.18647222
South_Bounding_Coordinate: 3.236333333
Keywords:
Theme:
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: ISO 19115 Topic Category
Theme_Keyword: economy
Theme:
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: National Research & Development Taxonomy
Theme_Keyword: Forest Products
Theme_Keyword: Forest products engineering
Theme_Keyword: Wood properties
Theme:
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: None
Theme_Keyword: forest products laboratory
Theme_Keyword: interlaboratory investigation
Theme_Keyword: water vapor sorption
Theme_Keyword: automated sorption balances
Theme_Keyword: measurement uncertainty
Theme_Keyword: instrument stability
Theme_Keyword: hygoscopic materials
Place:
Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: None
Place_Keyword: United States
Place_Keyword: Europe
Place_Keyword: Asia
Place_Keyword: Middle East
Access_Constraints: None
Use_Constraints:
These data were collected using funding from the U.S. Government and can be used without additional permissions or fees. If you use these data in a publication, presentation, or other research product please use the following citation:

Zelinka, Samuel L.; Glass, Samuel V.; Lazarcik, Eleanor Q.D.; Thybring, Emil E.; Altgen, Michael; Rautkari, Lauri; Curling, Simon; Cao, Jinzhen; Wang, Yujiao; Künniger, Tina; Nyström, Gustav; Dreimol, Christopher Hubert; Burgert, Ingo; Uyup, Mohd Khairun Anwar; Khadiran, Tumirah; Roper, Mark G.; Broom, Darren P.; Schwarzkopf, Matthew; Yudhanto, Arief; Subah, Mohammad; Lubineau, Gilles; Fredriksson, Maria; Strojecki, Marcin; Olek, Wiesław; Majka, Jerzy; Pedersen, Nanna Bjerregaard; Burnett, Daniel J.; Garcia, Armando R.; Verdonck, Els; Dreisbach, Frieder; Waguespack, Louis; Schott, Jennifer; Esteban, Luis G.; Garcia-Iruela, Alberto; Colinart, Thibaut; Rémond, Romain; Mazian, Brahim; Perre, Patrick; Emmerich, Lukas; Li, Ling. 2024. Mass, temperature, and relative humidity stability of automated sorption balances: results of an interlaboratory study. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2024-0025
Point_of_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Organization_Primary:
Contact_Organization: USDA Forest Service, Forest Products Laboratory
Contact_Person: Samuel L. Zelinka
Contact_Position: Project Leader
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: mailing and physical
Address: 1 Gifford Pinchot Dr.
City: Madison
State_or_Province: WI
Postal_Code: 53726
Country: USA
Contact_Voice_Telephone: 608-231-9277
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: samuel.l.zelinka@usda.gov
Contact Instructions: This contact information was current as of original publication date. For current information see Contact Us page on: https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS.
Data_Set_Credit:
Funding for this project was provided by the USDA Forest Service, Forest Products Laboratory.


Author Information:

Samuel L. Zelinka
USDA Forest Service, Forest Products Laboratory
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1348-7730

Samuel V. Glass
USDA Forest Service, Forest Products Laboratory
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5451-1864

Eleanor Q.D. Lazarcik
USDA Forest Service, Forest Products Laboratory
https://orcid.org/0009-0006-2465-2873

Emil E. Thybring
University of Copenhagen
https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0471-6922

Michael Altgen
Aalto University; Norwegian Institute of Bioeconomy Research
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0024-8677

Lauri Rautkari
Aalto University
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1207-220X

Simon Curling
Bangor University
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3486-0311

Jinzhen Cao
Beijing Forestry University
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9857-5229

Yujiao Wang
Beijing Forestry University
https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1300-1515

Tina Künniger
Empa - Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology
https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0220-4886

Gustav Nyström
Empa - Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology
https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2739-3222

Christopher Hubert Dreimol
ETH Zürich; Empa - Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0615-2385

Ingo Burgert
ETH Zürich; Empa - Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology
https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0028-072X

Mohd Khairun Anwar Uyup
Forest Research Institute Malaysia
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3787-9907

Tumirah Khadiran
Forest Research Institute Malaysia
https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8973-4972

Mark G. Roper
Hiden Isochema Ltd

Darren P. Broom
Hiden Isochema Ltd
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1328-7376

Matthew Schwarzkopf
InnoRenew CoE
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6544-1400

Arief Yudhanto
King Abdullah University of Science and Technology; Baylor University
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8839-415X

Mohammad Subah
King Abdullah University of Science and Technology
https://orcid.org/0009-0007-5172-4139

Gilles Lubineau
King Abdullah University of Science and Technology
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7370-6093

Maria Fredriksson
Lund University
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6500-9706

Marcin Strojecki
Polish Academy of Sciences
https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6411-1306

Wiesław Olek
Poznań University of Life Sciences
https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0051-4696

Jerzy Majka
Poznań University of Life Sciences
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6713-8077

Nanna Bjerregaard Pedersen
Royal Danish Academy
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5744-939X

Daniel J. Burnett
Surface Measurement Systems, Ltd.

Armando R. Garcia
Surface Measurement Systems, Ltd.
https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6510-4140

Els Verdonck
TA Instruments - Waters NV/SA

Frieder Dreisbach
TA Instruments - Waters GmbH

Louis Waguespack
TA Instruments - Waters LLC

Jennifer Schott
TA Instruments - Waters LLC

Luis G. Esteban
Universidad Politécnica de Madrid
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7771-9123

Alberto Garcia-Iruela
Universidad Politécnica de Madrid
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4778-7651

Thibaut Colinart
Université Bretagne Sud
https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4704-330X

Romain Rémond
Université de Lorraine
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3470-9371

Brahim Mazian
Université Paris-Saclay

Patrick Perre
Université Paris-Saclay
https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0419-4810

Lukas Emmerich
University of Göttingen; Wald und Holz NRW, Center for Forest and Wood-based Industries
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2072-4722

Ling Li
University of Maine
https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1373-732X
Cross_Reference:
Citation_Information:
Originator: Zelinka, Samuel L.
Originator: Glass, Samuel V.
Originator: Lazarcik, Eleanor Q.D.
Originator: Thybring, Emil E.
Originator: Altgen, Michael
Originator: Rautkari, Lauri
Originator: Curling, Simon
Originator: Cao, Jinzhen
Originator: Wang, Yujiao
Originator: Künniger, Tina
Originator: Nyström, Gustav
Originator: Dreimol, Christopher Hubert
Originator: Burgert, Ingo
Originator: Uyup, Mohd Khairun Anwar
Originator: Khadiran, Tumirah
Originator: Roper, Mark G.
Originator: Broom, Darren P.
Originator: Schwarzkopf, Matthew
Originator: Yudhanto, Arief
Originator: Subah, Mohammad
Originator: Lubineau, Gilles
Originator: Fredriksson, Maria
Originator: Strojecki, Marcin
Originator: Olek, Wiesław
Originator: Majka, Jerzy
Originator: Pedersen, Nanna Bjerregaard
Originator: Burnett, Daniel J.
Originator: Garcia, Armando R.
Originator: Verdonck, Els
Originator: Dreisbach, Frieder
Originator: Waguespack, Louis
Originator: Schott, Jennifer
Originator: Esteban, Luis G.
Originator: Garcia-Iruela, Alberto
Originator: Colinart, Thibaut
Originator: Rémond, Romain
Originator: Mazian, Brahim
Originator: Perre, Patrick
Originator: Emmerich, Lukas
Originator: Li, Ling
Publication_Date: 2024
Title:
Interlaboratory study of the operational stability of automated sorption balances
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: journal article
Series_Information:
Series_Name: Adsorption
Online_Linkage: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10450-024-00472-9
Analytical_Tool:
Analytical_Tool_Description:
CI Electronics Ltd. vacuum microbalance
Tool_Access_Information:
Online_Linkage: https://www.ciprecision.com/products/recording-microbalances/
Tool_Access_Instructions:
see website
Analytical_Tool:
Analytical_Tool_Description:
Hiden Isochema Ltd. IGAsorp
Tool_Access_Information:
Online_Linkage: https://hidenisochema.com/hiden-products/igasorp/
Tool_Access_Instructions:
see website
Analytical_Tool:
Analytical_Tool_Description:
Surface Measurement Systems Ltd. DVS Advantage, DVS Advantage Plus, and DVS Intrinsic
Tool_Access_Information:
Online_Linkage: https://surfacemeasurementsystems.com/
Tool_Access_Instructions:
see website
Analytical_Tool:
Analytical_Tool_Description:
TA Instruments - Waters LLC Discovery SA, Q5000SA, and VTI-SA+
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Online_Linkage: https://www.tainstruments.com/discovery-sa/
Online_Linkage: https://www.tainstruments.com/q5000sa/
Online_Linkage: https://www.tainstruments.com/vti-sa-2/
Tool_Access_Instructions:
see website
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Data_Quality_Information:
Attribute_Accuracy:
Attribute_Accuracy_Report:
Laboratories submitted data to the study organizers, and it is assumed their data are accurate. Automated sorption balances are regularly calibrated, but calibration data were not requested for this study because the focus was on instrument stability rather than calibration accuracy. It is important to note that the precision and accuracy of the data from each laboratory does vary.
Logical_Consistency_Report:
Study organizers examined data for unphysical results.
Completeness_Report:
We reached out to laboratories that have published papers with sorption data on cellulosic materials and manufacturers of automated sorption balances. The data included in this data publication are from those laboratories that were able to supply data.

The data for the “first run” and “best run” are included where multiple runs were collected on the same sample from the same lab.

Missing data are recorded as "Not available." Lab3run1.csv is missing all relative humidity data and Lab20run2.csv is missing all sample temperature data.
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Methodology:
Methodology_Type: Lab
Methodolgy_Identifier:
Methodolgy_Keyword_Thesaurus:
None
Methodology_Keyword: water vapor sorption
Methodology_Keyword: sorption isotherm
Methodology_Description:
To check the stability of the instruments, a non-hygroscopic sample material was selected to eliminate any potential interference from a sorption response that would complicate the interpretation of results due to relative humidity (RH) instability. The non-hygroscopic samples consisted of aluminum Differential Scanning Calorimetry (DSC) sample pans (Tzero sample pan, TA Instruments, New Castle, DE, USA), which were low cost, easily obtainable, and had a relatively uniform mass (ca. 41 milligrams [mg]) close to the mass of the wood samples frequently used in automated sorption balance studies (Glass et al. 2018; Glass et al. 2017).

All automated sorption balances in the study had a mass resolution of ≤ 1 microgram (μg); most laboratories had a resolution of ≤ 0.1 μg. Both continuous-flow instruments and vacuum instruments were included. Please see the Analytical Tools section of the metadata for a list of manufacturers and models of the instruments.

All laboratories in this study measured the operational mass stability of their instrument using the aluminum pan provided to them. The pan was loaded into the sample holder with the temperature set to 25 degrees Celsius (°C). For continuous-flow instruments, the carrier gas flow rate was between 200 and 250 cubic centimeters per minute (cm³ min⁻¹). The data collection interval was less than or equal to 60 seconds. The mass, temperature, and RH were recorded with a constant target of 50% RH for a duration of 50 hours. Although calibration accuracy for temperature, relative humidity, and mass is essential, this was outside the scope of this study. The focus here was on operational stability.

The initial mass stability target was a maximum 24-hour slope less than or equal to 4 μg per day. This criterion was twice the largest instability noted by Glass et al. (2018). If the first attempt exceeded this threshold, the source of the instability was investigated and corrected if possible, and the experiment was repeated.


For more details, see Zelinka et al. (2024).
Methodology_Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: Glass, Samuel V.
Originator: Boardman, Charles R.
Originator: Thybring, Emil Engelund
Originator: Zelinka, Samuel L.
Publication_Date: 2018
Title:
Quantifying and reducing errors in equilibrium moisture content measurements with dynamic vapor sorption (DVS) experiments
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: journal article
Series_Information:
Series_Name: Wood Science and Technology
Issue_Identification: 52(4): 909-927
Online_Linkage: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00226-018-1007-0
Online_Linkage: https://research.fs.usda.gov/treesearch/56839
Methodology_Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: Glass, Samuel V.
Originator: Boardman, Charles R.
Originator: Zelinka, Samuel L.
Publication_Date: 2017
Title:
Short hold times in dynamic vapor sorption measurements mischaracterize the equilibrium moisture content of wood
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: journal article
Series_Information:
Series_Name: Wood Science and Technology
Issue_Identification: 51: 243-260
Online_Linkage: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00226-016-0883-4
Online_Linkage: https://research.fs.usda.gov/treesearch/54899
Methodology_Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: Zelinka, Samuel L.
Originator: Glass, Samuel V.
Originator: Lazarcik, Eleanor Q.D.
Originator: Thybring, Emil E.
Originator: Altgen, Michael
Originator: Rautkari, Lauri
Originator: Curling, Simon
Originator: Cao, Jinzhen
Originator: Wang, Yujiao
Originator: Künniger, Tina
Originator: Nyström, Gustav
Originator: Dreimol, Christopher Hubert
Originator: Burgert, Ingo
Originator: Uyup, Mohd Khairun Anwar
Originator: Khadiran, Tumirah
Originator: Roper, Mark G.
Originator: Broom, Darren P.
Originator: Schwarzkopf, Matthew
Originator: Yudhanto, Arief
Originator: Subah, Mohammad
Originator: Lubineau, Gilles
Originator: Fredriksson, Maria
Originator: Strojecki, Marcin
Originator: Olek, Wiesław
Originator: Majka, Jerzy
Originator: Pedersen, Nanna Bjerregaard
Originator: Burnett, Daniel J.
Originator: Garcia, Armando R.
Originator: Verdonck, Els
Originator: Dreisbach, Frieder
Originator: Waguespack, Louis
Originator: Schott, Jennifer
Originator: Esteban, Luis G.
Originator: Garcia-Iruela, Alberto
Originator: Colinart, Thibaut
Originator: Rémond, Romain
Originator: Mazian, Brahim
Originator: Perre, Patrick
Originator: Emmerich, Lukas
Originator: Li, Ling
Publication_Date: 2024
Title:
Interlaboratory study of the operational stability of automated sorption balances
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: journal article
Series_Information:
Series_Name: Adsorption
Online_Linkage: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10450-024-00472-9
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Below you will find a list and description of the files included in this data publication.


VARIABLE DESCRIPTION FILE (1)

1. \Data\_variable_descriptions.csv: Comma-separated values (CSV) file containing a list and description of variables found in all data files. (A description of these variables is also provided in the metadata below.)

Columns include:

Filename = Name of data file
Variable = Name of variable
Units = Units (if applicable)
Description = Description of variable


DATA FILES (35)

\Data\Lab[LAB#]run[RUN#].csv: CSV files (35) containing mass, temperature, and RH stability records from each laboratory. ([LAB#] = lab number 1-25 corresponding within Zelinka et al. (2024), [RUN#] = run number 1-2 corresponding to the multiple replicates of the experiment run in the lab)

NOTE: missing data are recorded as "Not available."

Variables include:

Time (min) = Time elapsed (minutes)
Mass (mg) = Mass of sample (milligrams)
Relative Humidity (%) = Relative humidity (percent)
Sample Temp (C) = Temperature of sample (degrees Celsius)
Entity_and_Attribute_Detail_Citation:
Zelinka, Samuel L.; Glass, Samuel V.; Lazarcik, Eleanor Q.D.; Thybring, Emil E.; Altgen, Michael; Rautkari, Lauri; Curling, Simon; Cao, Jinzhen; Wang, Yujiao; Künniger, Tina; Nyström, Gustav; Dreimol, Christopher Hubert; Burgert, Ingo; Uyup, Mohd Khairun Anwar; Khadiran, Tumirah; Roper, Mark G.; Broom, Darren P.; Schwarzkopf, Matthew; Yudhanto, Arief; Subah, Mohammad; Lubineau, Gilles; Fredriksson, Maria; Strojecki, Marcin; Olek, Wiesław; Majka, Jerzy; Pedersen, Nanna Bjerregaard; Burnett, Daniel J.; Garcia, Armando R.; Verdonck, Els; Dreisbach, Frieder; Waguespack, Louis; Schott, Jennifer; Esteban, Luis G.; Garcia-Iruela, Alberto; Colinart, Thibaut; Rémond, Romain; Mazian, Brahim; Perre, Patrick; Emmerich, Lukas; Li, Ling. 2024. Interlaboratory study of the operational stability of automated sorption balances. Adsorption. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10450-024-00472-9
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Contact_Organization: USDA Forest Service, Forest Products Laboratory
Contact_Person: Samuel L. Zelinka
Contact_Position: Project Leader
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Address: 1 Gifford Pinchot Dr.
City: Madison
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Country: USA
Contact_Voice_Telephone: 608-231-9277
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