ISSN:
0887-6266
Keywords:
poly(vinylidene fluoride)
;
carbon dioxide
;
supercritical fluid
;
diffusion
;
partial molar volume
;
solubility parameter
;
mass sorption
;
high pressure
;
dilation
;
Sanchez-Lacombe model
;
Physics
;
Polymer and Materials Science
Source:
Wiley InterScience Backfile Collection 1832-2000
Topics:
Chemistry and Pharmacology
,
Physics
Notes:
The article reports on the behaviour of poly(vinylidene fluoride) in carbon dioxide at 42°C and 80°C and in a pressure range of 0.1-30 MPa. Experimental techniques for the measurement of gas mass uptake and polymer dilatation are described and the corresponding data are reported as mass sorption and dilatation isotherms, respectively. The mass uptake experiment was also used to follow the evolution of the coefficient of diffusion of carbon dioxide into the polymer as a function of pressure or concentration. An analysis for the calculation of the partial molar volume of carbon dioxide as a function of pressure is also given, which shows that the ‘apparent’ partial molar volume of the carbon dioxide decreases with pressure to very low values, at high pressure. The computed values are significantly less than those for either the liquid or the solid phases of pure carbon dioxide, and also lower than some data previously reported for silicone elastomers. A consideration of the origins of this apparent anomaly is given in the conclusions. © 1998 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. J. Polym. Sci. B Polym. Phys. 36: 2435-2447, 1998
Additional Material:
10 Ill.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
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