Diffusivity of solvent in a polymer solution—expansive free volume effect |
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Authors: | Jyh-Ping Hsu |
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Institution: | Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Engineering, National Ilan University, Ilan 26041, Taiwan, ROC |
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Abstract: | The concentration dependency of the diffusivity of a solvent in a polymer solution is derived on the basis of a free volume theory. Applying a molecular kinetics approach, the Fujita-Doolittle equation is modified. The result of numerical simulation reveals that the diffusivity of solvent in a polymer solution depends largely on both the polymer chain structure and its concentration. The applicability of the analytical expression derived is justified by fitting the experimental data for n-alkyl acetate-(poly-methyl acrylate) polymer solutions in the literature. |
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Keywords: | Expansive free volume Fujita-Doolittle equation Diffusivity of solvent Thermal expansive coefficient Retardation effect |
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