IUPAC-NIST Solubility Database
NIST Standard Reference Database 106


Glass Ball as Bullet Solubility System: Carbon dioxide with Methane, Polystyrene (PS) and Tetramethyl bisphenol A Polycarbonate (TMPC)

Components:
   (1) Polystyrene (PS); ; [9003-53-6]  NIST Chemistry WebBook for detail
   (2) Carbon dioxide with Methane; CO2, CH4; [124-38-9, 74-82-8]  NIST Chemistry WebBook for detail
   (3) Tetramethyl bisphenol A Polycarbonate (TMPC); ; []  NIST Chemistry WebBook for detail

Original Measurements:
   N. Muruganandam and D.R. Paul, J. Polym. Sci. Part B: Polym. Phys. 25, 2315 (1987).

Variables:
   Temperature = 308 K
   Pressure = 0-2.0 MPa

Prepared By:
   Yu. P. Yampol'skii

Experimental Data:   (Subscripts 1,2,3, ..., in column headings refer to components 1,2,3, ...)
  
Table 1. Dual mode sorption parameters for carbon dioxide in TMPC/PS blends at 308 K
Henry's law constant, K [cm3(STP)/cm3 atm]Langmuir's parameter, CH [cm3(STP) cm-3]Affinity Coefficient b [atm-1]Remark(s)
0.5509.440.177[TMPC mass%] 0
0.60411.530.19820
0.57915.370.18640
0.66719.050.20760
0.87920.490.27581
1.01127.660.283100
Table 2. Dual mode sorption parameters for methane in TMPC/PS blends at 308 K
Henry's law constant, K [cm3(STP)/cm3 atm]Langmuir's parameter, CH [cm3(STP) cm-3]Affinity Coefficient b [atm-1]Remark(s)
0.1096.990.068[TMPC mass%] 0
0.2523.850.12620
0.1926.800.09440
0.2308.900.09060
0.23712.720.08681
0.24415.340.100100
View Figure 1 for this Evaluation

View Figure 2 for this Evaluation

Method/Apparatus/Procedure:
   The apparatus and procedure are described in Ref. I. The films previously had been exposed to carbon dioxide at 20 atm for 24 h.

Source and Purity of Materials:
   PS: Cosden Oil and Chemical Co., M,, = 100 000, Mw = 350 000, glass transition temp. 375 K. TMPC: Bayer AG, glass transition temp. 466 K. Blends: glass transition temperatures varied monotonously in the range of the value characteristic

Estimated Errors:

   Temperature: No information given.

References:
   1W. J./ Koron, A. H. Chan, and D. R. Paul, 3. Membr. Sri, 2, 165 (1977).