“…Except in cases where corona discharge currents were present (Karpovich et al, 1981) or where the silica gel samples were intentionally saturated with alkali ions, (K+, Ca2+) (Panchenko et al, 1973), Panchenko et al have attributed the enhancement of adsorption rates in porous silica gel to the additional electromagnetic forces brought into play when the applied fields act on the various polarized phases (vapor, adsorbate, adsorbent) of a disperse dielectric. They offer only qualitative arguments to justify their speculations.…”