Modeling and Experiment for the Diffusion Coefficient of Subcritical Carbon Dioxide in Poly(methyl methacrylate) to Predict Gas Sorption and Desorption

Abstract

Several researchers have investigated the phenomenon of polymer–gas mixtures, and a few have proposed diffusion coefficient values instead of a diffusion coefficient model. There is a paucity of studies focused on the continuous change in the diffusion coefficient corresponding to the overall pressure and temperature range of the mixture. In this study, the gas sorption and desorption experiments of poly(methyl methacrylate) (PMMA) were conducted via solid-state batch foaming, and the weight change was measured using the gravimetric method with a magnetic balance. The control parameters were temperature, which ranged from 290 to 370 K, and pressure, which ranged from 2 to 5 MPa; in the subcritical regime. Based on the experimental data, the diffusion coefficient of the PMMA was calculated using Fick’s law. After calculating the diffusion coefficient in the range of the experiment, the diffusion coefficient model was employed using the least-squares method. Subsequently, the model was validated by comparing the obtained results with those in the literature, and the overall trend was found to be consistent. Therefore, it was confirmed that there were slight differences between the diffusion coefficient obtained using only Fick's equation and the value using by a different method.

Enhanced CO2 Capture by Sorption on Electrospun Poly (Methyl Methacrylate)

“…Sorbed CO 2 amounts for ePMMAs reach 90% of plateau values in a matter of seconds (Table S1) and up to three times faster than with pPMMA, thus making these materials reasonably fast for use in membranes for CO 2 separation. It should be noted, however, that exhaustive dissolution of CO 2 into (and desorption from) PMMA may require much longer times, as pointed out by some authors [7,53].…”

“…A recent review reports on the major challenges in the application of polymer membranes for CO 2 separation [5]. One interesting material in this regard is poly(methyl methacrylate) (PMMA), whose swelling and sorption properties have been comprehensively studied by Wissinger in 1987 [6,7]. Those studies show a remarkable sorption behavior under a range of CO 2 pressures (0.1-10 MPa) and good swelling abilities [6,[8][9][10], displaying higher affinity between PMMA and carbon dioxide as compared to other polymers [11,12] Due to this ability, which is also typical of other materials [13], PMMA has been also studied in foaming processes [14][15][16].…”