ON THE SORPTION OF GASES AND LIQUIDS IN GLASSY-POLYMERS

Authors
LEIBLER L SEKIMOTO K
Citation
L. Leibler et K. Sekimoto, ON THE SORPTION OF GASES AND LIQUIDS IN GLASSY-POLYMERS, Macromolecules, 26(25), 1993, pp. 6937-6939
Citations number
15
Categorie Soggetti
Polymer Sciences
Journal title
Macromolecules → ACNP
ISSN journal
00249297
Volume
26
Issue
25
Year of publication
1993
Pages
6937 - 6939
Database
ISI
SICI code
0024-9297(1993)26:25<6937:OTSOGA>2.0.ZU;2-I
Abstract
We present a thermodynamic theory of solubility of gases, vapors, and low-molecular-weight liquids in glassy polymers. We show that the dist inctive features of sorption in glassy systems may be simply related t o their elastic properties. As an illustration we analyze the data of vinyl chloride monomer absorption in poly(vinyl chloride) at various t emperatures and vapor pressures and find a quantitative agreement with the model without any adjustable parameters.