Predictive capabilities of a free-volume theory for solvent self-diffusion coefficients
β Scribed by J. S. Vrentas; C.-H. Chu; M.C. Drake; E. von Meerwall
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1989
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 259 KB
- Volume
- 27
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0887-6266
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The effect of solvent size on the diffusion process is studied for various solvents with natural rubber and polybutadiene in terms of the free-volume theory. The importance of energy effects on the diffusion of penetrants in rubbers is examined. The critical molar volume of the polymer jumping unit
Several versions of free-volume theory have been proposed to correlate or predict the solvent diffusion coefficient of a polymer/solvent system. The quantity of free volume is usually determined by the Williams-Landel-Ferry (WLF) equation from viscosity data of the pure component in these theories.
## Abstract CohenβTurnbull diffusion theory is used to develop a model for predicting solvent selfβdiffusion coefficients __D__~1~ in nonglassy polymer/solvent solutions. Polymer molecules are envisioned as hindering solvent mobility by reducing the average free volume per unit mass in the system a