Solubilities of dichloromethane, diethyl ether, ethyl acetate, and nitrobenzene in three polymers using the piezoelectric quartz sorption method

Gede Wibawa*, Ianatul Khoiroh, Dicky Afrizal, Grastayana Suki

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Abstract

The solubilities of dichloromethane, diethyl ether, ethyl acetate, nitrobenzene in polyisobutylene (PIB), poly(n-butyl methacrylate) (PBMA), and poly(vinyl acetate) (PVAc) were measured by the piezoelectric quartz crystal microbalance method at four temperatures, (293.2, 313.2, 333.2, and 353.2) K. In this work, three quartz crystals were installed in an equilibrium cell, which enables multiple solubility measurements. The estimated experimental uncertainty was less than 1 % for solvent activity and 6.6 % mass fraction at the lowest solubility region, with a lower uncertainty being found in the higher solubility region. The accuracy of the apparatus was confirmed by comparison of the experimental data obtained in this work with the literature data. The Flory - Huggins equation with the temperature-dependent interaction parameter was used for the correlation of the experimental data with an overall average absolute deviation in activities of 6.5 %.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)5581-5586
Number of pages6
JournalJournal of Chemical and Engineering Data
Volume55
Issue number12
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 9 Dec 2010

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