Abstract
Some properties of the equations for the kinetics of occlusion, obtained by integrating Fick's equation, are examined. The plot of the reciprocal of the rate z=(dvt/dt)–1 against the time t is sigmoid and has an inflexion point at t=tp. When t does not differ greatly from tp the kinetics are approximated by an Elovich equation vt=A+(1/b)ln(t/tp+tr) where A, b and tr are constants independent of the diffusion coefficient and length of the diffusion path and determined by the geometry of the particles.

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