Abstract
The kinetics of isothermal water sorption by the CaCl2/silica gel composite initiated by a small stepwise pressure rise over the sample has been investigated at a constant underlying plate temperature of 35°C. The initial portion of the kinetic curves is consistent with Fick’s diffusion model: the amount of sorbed water increases in proportion to the square root of the sorption time. This makes it possible to determine the effective diffusivity of water (Deff). At small amounts of sorbed water (w 0.1 g/g. The contribution from this channel increases markedly when the amount of adsorbed water is above 0.25 g/g. This can be explained by the formation of the “connected” phase of the solution in the pores.
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