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Transport behavior of aromatic hydrocarbons through high density polyethylene/ ethylene propylene diene terpolymer blends

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Membrane based separation technology is currently regarded as a new frontier of chemical engineering and widely used for the purification, concentration and fractionation of fluid mixtures. Polymer blend membranes are promising materials that can overcome the difficulties associated with homopolymer systems and hence the selection of polymer blend membrane as a novel material for various applications is worth probing. Transport properties of aromatic hydrocarbons through a new class of membranes from blends of high density polyethylene (HDPE) and ethylene propylene diene terpolymer rubber (EPDM) have been investigated at different temperatures to understand the effect of physical and chemical nature of the polymer blend on the transport phenomena. The effects of blend ratio, temperature and penetrant size on the sorption properties were studied. The equilibrium solvent uptake decreases with an increase in concentration of HDPE, in the blends. Relationship between transport behavior and the morphology of the system was examined. The mechanism of transport has been analyzed and found that the mode of transport is close to Fickian. The sorption data have been used to estimate the transport coefficients and various kinetic parameters of sorption.

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  1. School of Chemical Sciences, Mahatma Gandhi University, Priyadarshini Hills P.O, Kottayam, Kerala, India, 686 560

    P. V. Anil Kumar

  2. Department of Chemistry, NSS College, Palapuram P.O, Ottappalam, Kerala, India

    S. Anilkumar

  3. Central Power Research Institute, Bangalore, India, 560080

    K. T. Varughese

  4. Centre for Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, Mahatma Gandhi University, Priyadarsini Hills.P.O, Kottayam, Kerala, India, 686 560

    Sabu Thomas

  5. Universiti Teknologi MARA, Faculty of Applied Sciences, 40450 Shah Alam, Selongor, Malaysia

    Sabu Thomas

  6. Center of Excellence for Polymer Materials and Technologies, Tehnoloski Park 24, 1000, Ljubljana, Slovenia

    Sabu Thomas

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Anil Kumar, P.V., Anilkumar, S., Varughese, K.T. et al. Transport behavior of aromatic hydrocarbons through high density polyethylene/ ethylene propylene diene terpolymer blends. J Polym Res 19, 9794 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10965-011-9794-0

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