Water vapor adsorption and capillary reactions of silicates

States of disperse silicate systems classified according to their fundamental morphological types were represented by a ternary diagram. Water vapor equilibria of various silicate samples were investigated by energy levels, by equivalent pore number of potential bands determined from adsorption potential curves. The silicate adsorbents were characterized by adsorption energy, equipotential surface area and specific capillary. Electrical properties of adsorbents depending on their water contents were examined. Changes of adsorption properties of mechanical, thermal and by ion exchange treated silicates were observed. Electrical properties of adsorbents depending on their humidity were examined. Capillary reactions were observed causing irreversible adsorption-desorption cycles.