Polymer Bulletin, Vol.70, No.11, 3171-3183, 2013
Studies on thermodynamic properties of pure poly(ethylene glycol)-400 in the temperature range 299-363 K using volume expansivities
Dilatometric studies have been performed on the pure poly(ethylene glycol) of average molecular mass 400 g.mol(-1)(PEG-400). From these studies, molar volumes and volume expansion coefficients (alpha) of this sample have been estimated at different temperatures. Using the data, a number of thermodynamic, thermo-acoustic and anharmonic parameters of the sample have been evaluated. All these parameters have been discussed to throw light on the internal structure, molecular order, anharmonicity and intermolecular interactions.
Keywords:Poly(ethylene glycol)-400;Molar volume;Volume expansivity;Thermo-acoustic parameters;Sharma S-0 parameter;Gruneisen parameter;Fractional free volume;Intermolecular free length and available volume per mole