The sorption behavior of polyethylene terephthalate (PET) were studied using Inverse Gas Chromatography in a wide range of temperature. PET was used as a stationary phase in a column. Four kinds of alcohols were used as the mobile phase, in other words, probe, namely ethanol,
n-propanol,
n-butanol, and
n-pentanol. Ortho-chlorophenol, a good solvent for PET, was also used as a probe. The value of
Vg (specific retention volume) and
S (sample size)-
Vg relation were investigated.
In PET-alcohol systems, below 100°C, two distinct regions for
Vg behavior were observed. At the lower probe concentration
Vg decreased markedly with increasing
S and at the higher concentration
Vg increased linearly with
S. Above 100°C,
Vg decreased with increasing
S.
In PET-
o-chlorophenol system,
Vg decreased markedly and linearly with increasing
S at the lower and higher concentration, respectively.
Limiting specific retention volume,
V°
g, was estimated by extrapolating the
S-
Vg relation to
S=O. A relationship between ln
V°
g and 1/
T was discussed.
The sorption isotherms were determined from the peak profile. The sorption behavior of two systems were analysed using the sorption isotherms, B. E. T. plot, Flory-Huggins χ parameters.
It is concluded from these results that the PET-alcohol system is a solution type and the PET-
o-chlorophenol system is both solution and B. E. T. types.
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