ISSN:
0032-3888
Keywords:
Chemistry
;
Chemical Engineering
Source:
Wiley InterScience Backfile Collection 1832-2000
Topics:
Chemistry and Pharmacology
,
Mechanical Engineering, Materials Science, Production Engineering, Mining and Metallurgy, Traffic Engineering, Precision Mechanics
,
Physics
Notes:
Oxygen permeation has been measured in flat sheet as a function of degree of orientation, and oxygen and water transport have been measured in oriented polyester bottles. O2 permeability in flat sheets decreases gradually with orientation on either side of an abrupt decrease by about a factor of 2 after moderate orientation. The bottles tested were all more highly oriented than that critical decree; no significant effect of orientation on water or O2 transport in bottles could be found. Only container intrinsic viscosity (IV) (which is determined by molecular weight, and is therefore a convenient measure of polymer degradation) was significantly related to the transport properties of the bottles. It was found that O2 transport is increased with increasing IV while H2O transport decreased. The explanation for these seemingly contradictory data can be found in the chemistry of degradation of the polyester.
Additional Material:
5 Ill.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/pen.760200113
