Solubility of CO in solid-state PET measured by pressure-decay method

Abstract

The solubility of CO₂ in solid-state PET was measured using a pressure-decay method. In order to calculate the solubility of CO₂ in the amorphous region of PET, the crystallinity of solid state PET dissolved in CO₂ at different pressures and temperatures was measured by differential scanning calorimetry (DSC). The solubility increases with increasing pressure and it follows a linear relationship and obeys Henry’s law when the pressure is below 8 MPa. The effect of temperature on solubility is weak and the solubilities at different temperatures are almost the same under low pressures. At higher pressure, the solubility decreases with an increase in temperature. The solubility of CO₂ in the amorphous region of PET at 373.15 K, 398.15 K and 423.15 K was correlated with the Sanchez-Lacombe equation of state with a maximal correlation error of 6.69%.

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