The Effect of the Chemical Nature of High Polymers on Gas and Vapor Transport.

Abstract

Two additional high vacuum permeability stations suitable for time lag measurements of the diffusion constants have been built and are very briefly described. The permeabilities, diffusivities and solubilities of helium, neon, argon, oxygen, nitrogen and carbon dioxide have been measured at various temperatures in polyacrylonitrile. The activation energies, heat of solution and the preexponential factors have been calculated. Abnormally low permeability and diffusion constants were found with high activation energies. Some reasons for this behavior are presented. The corresponding transport behavior of helium, neon, argon, krypton and nitrogen in polystyrene has also been measured and the results presented together with the known values for oxygen, and carbon dioxide. (Modified author abstract)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jul 01, 1973
Accession Number
AD0763775

Entities

People

  • V. T. Stannett

Organizations

  • North Carolina State University

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Abstracts
  • Acrylonitrile Polymers
  • Carbon Dioxide
  • Dielectric Polymers
  • Diffusion
  • Diffusivity
  • Energy
  • Heat Of Activation
  • Heat Of Solution
  • High Vacuum
  • Macromolecules
  • Measurement
  • Molecules
  • Nitrogen
  • Permeability
  • Polymers
  • Transport Ships

Fields of Study

  • Chemistry

Readers

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