2009, №2

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Separation of Low Molecular Mass Fractions of Ultrafine Polytetrafluoroethylene by Supercritical Carbon Dioxide

2009, №2

сс. 4-15

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Yu.E. Vopilov, L.N. Nikitin, A.R. Khokhlov, V.M. Buznik

Key words: supercritical carbon dioxide, ultrafine polytetrafluoroethylene, solubility, Chrastil model, Mendez-Santjago model, Bartle model

The solubility and separation of low  molecular mass fractions of ultrafine
polytetrafluoroethylene (UPTFE) in  supercritical carbon dioxide (SC-CO2) are

measured using static method in the  temperature and pressure ranges of 318÷383 K
and 10÷70 MPa, respectively. The solubility isotherms follow  the behavior typical for
«solid.supercritical fluid» systems, i.e.  the solubility increases with pressure, due to
increasing of SC-CO2 pressure,  and temperature. The experimental data are discussed
in terms of three different density-based  models proposed by Chrastil, Bartle and
Mendez-Santjago. It was concluded that two  last models well predict the shape of
experimentally  observed dependences.

doi:10.1134/S1990793109070069