Abstract
AbstractA model of simple molecule sorption in polymers is proposed which embraces both the glassy and rubbery regions, and incorporates the successful dual‐mode model below the glass‐transition temperature. Hole filling is shown to be an important sorption mechanism both above and below Tg, although saturation effects do not occur in the rubbery polymer. The model interprets the “dual‐mode” Langmuir and Henry's law parameters at the molecular level, and a simple statistical mechanical analysis allows estimation of the parameter values, as well as specifying certain interrelationships between the parameters. Applications of the model to gas solubility data in five polymers are considered [polyethylene (PE), poly(ethylene terephthalate) (PET), polystyrene (PS), polymethacrylate (PMA), poly(vinyl acetate) (PVAc)] and semiquantitative agreement is obtained for PE, PET, and to a lesser extent, PS. For PMA and PVAc, the agreement is qualitative only.
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