Time of immersion (hours)

B

logk

k × 10−2 (hr−1)

3

−0.4580

−1.9198

1.2028

6

−0.1524

−1.7423

1.8101

9

−0.3244

−1.7881

1.6289

12

−0.2244

−1.6912

2.0361

15

−0.2231

−1.6269

2.3610

18

−0.2024

−1.5896

2.5728