ISSN:
0001-1541
Keywords:
Chemistry
;
Chemical Engineering
Source:
Wiley InterScience Backfile Collection 1832-2000
Topics:
Chemistry and Pharmacology
,
Process Engineering, Biotechnology, Nutrition Technology
Notes:
Transport rates were measured by monitoring the pressure decay between two reservoirs connected by a polyethylene membrane. The diffusion equation was integrated to obtain a relation between the pressure difference across the reservoirs and the time, with solubility, expressed by Henry's law constant H, and the diffusivity D as parameters. A procedure was developed whereby both H and D are evaluated from a single set of Δp vs. t measurements. For argon in low-density polyethylene, H and D at 323 K were 35[kg·mo]/(m3 of gas)/[kg·mol/(m3 of polymer)] and 2.1 × 10-10 m2/s, respectively. For the high-density sample these values were 38.7 and 1.11 × 10-10 at 298.1 K.
Additional Material:
6 Ill.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/aic.690280316
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