| Abstract: | The transport of gases in many glassy polymers can be described satisfactorily by means of a “dual-mode sorption” model. The transport behavior observed with a given gas/polymer system can be characterized by the model parameters, which are obtained from solubility measurements in conjunction with absorption/desorption or permeability measurements. The present study discusses the inverse problem, namely, the prediction of the absorption/desorption behavior of a gas in a glassy polymer from a specified set of dual-mode sorption parameters. Satisfactory agreement is obtained between reported absorption rates of sulfur dioxide in glassy polycarbonate and of water vapor in Kapton® ? 1 ?Trademark of E. I. du Pont de Nemours & Co. and the rates predicted by the dual-mode sorption model. This study also confirms the consistency of the model. |
