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Solvent diffusion in amorphous polymers: Polystyrene–solvent systems

  1. Funda Tihminlioglu1,
  2. Ronald P. Danner2,*

Article first published online: 5 JUN 2000

DOI: 10.1002/1099-0488(20000801)38:15<1965::AID-POLB20>3.0.CO;2-P

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Journal of Polymer Science Part B: Polymer Physics

Journal of Polymer Science Part B: Polymer Physics

Volume 38, Issue 15, pages 1965–1974, 1 August 2000

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Tihminlioglu, F. and Danner, R. P. (2000), Solvent diffusion in amorphous polymers: Polystyrene–solvent systems. Journal of Polymer Science Part B: Polymer Physics, 38: 1965–1974. doi: 10.1002/1099-0488(20000801)38:15<1965::AID-POLB20>3.0.CO;2-P

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  1. 1

    Chemical Engineering Department, Izmir Institute of Technology, Gaziosmanpasa Bulv. No. 16 35230, Izmir, Turkey

  2. 2

    Center for the Study of Polymer–Solvent Systems, Chemical Engineering Department, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania 16802

*Center for the Study of Polymer–Solvent Systems, Chemical Engineering Department, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania 16802

Publication History

  1. Issue published online: 5 JUN 2000
  2. Article first published online: 5 JUN 2000
  3. Manuscript Accepted: 2 MAY 2000
  4. Manuscript Revised: 9 FEB 2000
  5. Manuscript Received: 8 DEC 1999

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Keywords:

  • polystyrene;
  • solvent diffusion;
  • inverse gas chromatography;
  • polymer

Abstract

The inverse gas chromatography (IGC) technique was used to obtain the partition and diffusion coefficients of solvents in polystyrene over a wide range of temperatures. Infinite dilution experiments were performed with three solvents: toluene, benzene, and hexane. Finite concentration data were measured for the polystyrene–toluene system at various concentrations from 110 to 180 °C. For the finite concentration region, the modified capillary column model used by Tihminlioglu and Danner (J Chromatogr A 1999, 845, 93–101) was used to calculate diffusion and thermodynamic data. Finite concentration thermodynamic data were also calculated with the retention theory approach and compared with the capillary column model. The experimental IGC results are in good agreement with data from other experimental techniques. © 2000 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. J Polym Sci B: Polym Phys 38: 1965–1974, 2000

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