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Wiley, Journal of Applied Polymer Science, 4(110), p. 2393-2398, 2008

DOI: 10.1002/app.28758

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Solubility of Alkanes in a Polystyrene Matrix

Journal article published in 2008 by Gabriel Bernardo ORCID, Drahosh Vesely
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Abstract

The solubilities of seven alkanes in a matrix of uncrosslinked polystyrene were measured at several different temperatures. A gravimetric method reported earlier was used to monitor the sorption of the solvents. The experimental measurements showed unambiguously that the solubility of the alkanes diffusing into a polystyrene matrix reached a constant and reproducible value typical for each system and temperature. These values could be interpreted very well with the Flory–Huggins solubility parameter (χ = a(entropic contribution to x) + b(enthalpic contribution to x)/T[absolute temperature in Kelvin (K)]) or with the van't Hoff equation (ln KS = ΔS/R(gas constant) − ΔH/RT, where KS is the equilibrium constant, ΔS is the entropy change, and ΔH is the enthalpy change). © 2008 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Appl Polym Sci, 2008