화학공학소재연구정보센터
Journal of Polymer Science Part B: Polymer Physics, Vol.36, No.12, 2025-2032, 1998
High-precision gravimetric technique for determining the solubility and diffusivity of gases in polymers
An in situ gravimetric technique, employing an electrobalance, is described for determining the solubility and diffusivity of gases in polymers over extended ranges of temperature and pressure. Solubilities of CO2 in polystyrene at 35 degrees C were measured as a test case; the results are in excellent agreement with the literature values determined by the pressure decay method. Solubility and diffusivity results are also reported for PVC-CO2 at 35 degrees C and for PS-1,1,1,2-tetrafluoroethane at 30, 90, and 120 degrees C. A comparison with other studies shows the in situ method to be more efficient and precise than the ones based on weighing the gas-saturated polymer under ambient conditions. The kinetics of gas sorption were analyzed in terms of two data reduction techniques to derive diffusion coefficients.