Research Article
Modelling Moisture Sorption Isotherms of Superabsorbent Polymer Fabric for Desiccant Drying of Crops
Table 1
ERH of saturated salt solutions [
8].
| Salt solutions | Equilibrium temperature | 20 | 25 | 30 | 35 | 40 | 45 | 50 | 55 |
| Lithium chloride (LiCl) | 0.1131 | 0.1135 | 0.1128 | 0.1125 | 0.1120 | 0.1116 | 0.1110 | 0.1103 | Potassium acetate (CH3COOK) | 0.2300 | 0.2300 | 0.2200 | 0.2105 | 0.2010 | 0.1950 | 0.1890 | 0.1833 | Magnesium chloride (MgCl2) | 0.3300 | 0.3300 | 0.3200 | 0.3200 | 0.3160 | 0.3110 | 0.3050 | 0.2993 | Potassium carbonate (K2CO3) | 0.4400 | 0.4316 | 0.4300 | 0.4310 | 0.4320 | 0.4290 | 0.4090 | 0.4090 | Magnesium nitrate (Mg(NO3)2) | 0.5400 | 0.5300 | 0.5100 | 0.5000 | 0.4840 | 0.4693 | 0.4544 | 0.4400 | Sodium nitrite (NaNO2) | 0.6500 | 0.6400 | 0.6300 | 0.6200 | 0.6150 | 0.6065 | 0.5980 | 0.5900 | Sodium chloride (NaCl) | 0.7500 | 0.7500 | 0.7500 | 0.7500 | 0.7470 | 0.7452 | 0.7440 | 0.7441 | Potassium chloride (KCl) | 0.8500 | 0.8400 | 0.8400 | 0.8300 | 0.8230 | 0.8174 | 0.8120 | 0.8070 |
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