The Pressure-Volume-Temperature (PVT) for polymer/gas solutions is an important fundamental property of which accurate data measurement has not been reported until recently. The diffusivity, solubility, and surface tension are critical physical properties of polymer/gas solutions in understanding and controlling polymer processing such as, foaming, blending, and extracting reaction. However, the determination of these properties relies on accurate PVT data as a prerequisite. Due to the difficulties involved in measuring the specific volume while maintaining a sufficiently high pressure and temperature to achieve a single-phase polymer/gas solution, accurate PVT data or volume swelling measurement of polymer/gas solutions is not yet available. In this research, a new methodology was proposed and developed for direct measuring the PVT properties of polymer melts saturated with high-pressure gas at elevated temperatures. The ultimate goal is to develop and construct an apparatus that would provide more accurate fundamental properties through PVT measurement to the foaming industry, which is heavily involved with polymer/gas mixtures.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:TORONTO/oai:tspace.library.utoronto.ca:1807/16796 |
| Date | 20 January 2009 |
| Creators | Li, Yao Gai Gary |
| Contributors | Park, Chul B. |
| Source Sets | University of Toronto |
| Language | en_ca |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Thesis |
| Format | 2599030 bytes, application/pdf |
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