IUPAC-NIST Solubility Database
NIST Standard Reference Database 106

Glass Ball as Bullet Solubility System: Sulfur dioxide with Polycarbonate (PC)
Components:
   (1) Polycarbonate (PC); ; [24936-68-3]  NIST Chemistry WebBook for detail
   (2) Sulfur dioxide; SO2; [25036-53-7]  NIST Chemistry WebBook for detail
Original Measurements:
   E.G. Davis and M.L. Rooney, J. Polym. Sci., Polym. Phys. Ed. 10, 2325-2331 (1972).

 Variables:
   Temperature = 298 K
   Pressure = 13.87 kPa; 79.46 kPa

 Prepared By:
   A.K. Bokarev

 Experimental Data:   (Subscripts 1,2,3, ..., in column headings refer to components 1,2,3, ...)
   
Solubility of Sulfur Dioxide in Polycarbonate
Pressure [kPa]Concentration C1 [cm3(STP)/cm3]
13.8712.8
79.4640.6
 Method/Apparatus/Procedure:
   A modified McBain balance technique was used to measure the solubility of sulfur dioxide in the polymer.

 Source and Purity of Materials:
   PC ("Lexan") with density = 1.119 g/cm3, provided by General Electric Co. (USA). Mw = 45,000; Tg = 422 K. Sulfur dioxide of 99.95 % purity was used.

 Estimated Errors:

   Temperature: dT/K = ± 0.5 K.