Thermodynamic Properties of Liquids, Including Solutions. X. Prediction of Polymer Solution Properties

Abstract

A comprehensive theory of the thermodynamic properties of solutions must deal with the dependence of the Gibbs free energy, the enthalpy, and the entropy on concentration, temperature, and the chemical compositions of the components. The author’s new theoretical approach, which appears to satisfy the requirements considerably better than previous approaches, is used as a basis of a discussion of the prediction of the thermodynamic properties of solutions from parameters previously determined for other solutions, with a minimum of new data. Procedures for making predictions expected to be relatively accurate and (using a smaller amount of new experimental data) for making approximate predictions are both dealt with.