Modeling and Investigation of the Swelling Kinetics of Acrylamide-Sodium Acrylate Hydrogel

Table 2

Estimated parameters of the models used for various swelling temperatures.

Peleg’s model
Temperature (°C)				RMSE
25	0.293712	0.007808	0.9889	2.48790	0.63632
40	0.243454	0.002637	0.9894	3.62427	1.16706
60	0.160218	0.000409	0.9988	2.46038	0.58306
First-order rehydration kinetic model
Temperature (°C)				RMSE
25	0.0486	0.9891		2.44348	0.58668
40	0.0288	0.9941		3.62423	1.09429
60	0.0136	0.9987		2.46411	0.58774
Exponential association model
Temperature (°C)				RMSE
25	0.0506	0.9894		2.38588	0.56817
40	0.0310	0.9940		3.60784	1.09205
60	0.0135	0.9988		2.46025	0.58046