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Brownian motion effective temperature determination

Diffusion of small molecular penetrants in polymers often assumes Fickian characteristics at temperatures above Tg of the system. As such, classical diffusion theory is sufficient for describing the mass transport, and a mutual diffusion coefficient can be determined unambiguously by sorption and permeation methods. For a penetrant molecule of a size comparable to that of the monomeric unit of a polymer, diffusion requires cooperative movement of several monomeric units. The mobility of the polymer chains thus controls the rate of diffusion, and factors affecting the chain mobility will also influence the diffusion coefficient. The key factors here are temperature and concentration. Increasing temperature enhances the Brownian motion of the polymer segments the effect is to weaken the interaction between chains and thus increase the interchain distance. A similar effect can be expected upon the addition of a small molecular penetrant. [Pg.464]


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