Solution thermodynamics of poly(vinyl pyrrolidone) in ethanol/CCl{sub 4} mixtures
- Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State Univ., Blacksburg, VA (United States)
The Gibbs free energy, the enthalpy, and the entropy of mixing of ethanol with the polymer polyvinylpyrrolidone, PVP, and with its low molecular weight analogue, N-ethylpyrrolidone, NEP were calculated. The calculation of the free energy of mixing was achieved with the thermodynamic model for hydrogen bonded polymer systems developed by Painter, Coleman, and Graf. This model, based on the use of an association model, gives the free energy of mixing as a function of the Flory-Huggins interaction parameter, the composition of the mixture, and the association equilibrium constants. The self-association of the ethanol molecules was described by two equilibrium constants, one for the formation of dimers and one for the formation of multimers. The equilibrium constants of inter-association of PVP or NEP with ethanol were determined from the quantitative analysis of NEP/ethanol and PVP/ethanol FTIR spectra at various temperatures and compositions. The values of the equilibrium constants were then used to calculate the theoretical Gibbs free energy of mixing as a function of the composition. The enthalpic and entropic contributions to mixing were compared for the NEP/ethanol and PVP/ethanol mixtures.
- OSTI ID:
- 602985
- Report Number(s):
- CONF-961108-; CNN: Grant No. DMR-9120004; TRN: 98:001968-0091
- Resource Relation:
- Conference: Annual meeting of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE), Chicago, IL (United States), 10-15 Nov 1996; Other Information: PBD: 1996; Related Information: Is Part Of 1996 First joint topical conference on processing, structure and properties of polymeric materials; PB: 594 p.
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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