Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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5205585 | Polymer Testing | 2016 | 5 Pages |
Abstract
The permeability of aromatic hydrocarbons, i.e. BTEX and styrene, through PVC pipes was investigated using a 6-cm pipe-bottle model with direct solid-phase microextraction (SPME) sampling. It was found that an aromatic hydrocarbon with a large molecular size or low polarity may be less permeable through PVC pipes. In addition, the diffusion coefficients of BTEX and styrene in PVC pipes ranged from 4.87 to 7.64Â ÃÂ 10â8Â cm2/s. According to the simulation results of a one-dimensional diffusion model, it is speculated that diffusion transport of benzene and toluene in PVC pipes may have non-Fickian behavior. The advantage of using the innovated test model is that SPME provides a nondestructive analytical means to monitor the concentrations of organic compounds in pipe-water. Therefore, the pipe-bottle model developed herein has potential applications in determining the resistance of polymeric pipes to permeation by solvents in the aqueous solution.
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Authors
Keh-Ping Chao, Ping Wang, Bing-Hsien Wang,