Prediction of Mold Spoilage for Soy/Polyethylene Composite Fibers

Table 1

Water activity of saturated salt solutions at five different temperatures.

Saturated salt solution	Water activity
	10°C	25°C	30°C	35°C	40°C
Lithium chloride	0.113	0.113	0.113	0.113	0.112
Potassium acetate	0.234	0.225	0.216	0.216	0.216
Magnesium chloride	0.335	0.328	0.324	0.321	0.316
Potassium carbonate	0.431	0.432	0.432	0.41	0.40
Sodium bromide	0.622	0.576	0.560	0.546	0.532
Sodium chloride	0.757	0.753	0.751	0.749	0.747
Potassium chloride	0.868	0.843	0.836	0.830	0.823
Potassium nitrate	0.960	0.936	0.923	0.908	0.890
Potassium sulfate	0.982	0.973	0.970	0.967	0.964