Table 1 Diffusion coefficients of solids (Dse) and water (Dwe) and at different brine concentration

Brine concentration (%) Dwe±10–9 (m2/s) Dse±10–9 (m2/s)
2.5 0.374±0.036b1)2) 0.549±0.039a
5 0.337±0.059b 0.697±0.028b
10 0.339±0.029b 0.761±0.058bc
15 -0.077±0.007a 0.841±0.084c
1) Different letters in the same column indicate significant differences (p<0.05).
2)Each data was expressed as the mean±SD of three independent experiments.