Gas permeability of cardo-poly(ether-ether-ketone) and poly(phenylene sulfide)

The gas permeability and sorption of CO₂ and N₂O was measured on cardo-poly(ether-ether-ketone) (C-PEEK) and poly(phenylene sulfide) (PPS) at 298 K. The results are discussed on the basis of the dual-mode model. Results obtained from measurements at 308 K are compared with literature data of poly(phenylene oxide) (PPO), poly(sulfone) (PSU) and poly(carbonate) (PC). While C-PEEK shows similar transport properties as PC and PSU, the values of PPS are distinctly lower. The solubility of CO₂ in the various polymers as well as the correlation of the permeability coefficients of the same polymers for He, Ar, CO₂, N₂, and CH₄ with the kinetic molecular diameter of the gases indicate a simple relation of the transport properties with the polymer density.