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Correlation between Gas Solubility and Critical Temperature in Gas Charged Polymer Specimen

기체가 충전된 고분자 시료에서 기체 용해도와 임계온도간의 상관성

Ji Hun Lee12†
이 지훈12†
1Hydrogen Energy Group, Korea Research Institute of Standards and Science, Daejeon 34113, Republic of Korea
2Department of Measurement Science, University of Science and Technology, Daejeon 34113, Republic of Korea
1한국표준과학연구원 수소에너지그룹
2과학기술연합대학원대학교 측정과학전공
†Corresponding author E-Mail : ljh93@kriss.re.kr (J. H. Lee, KRISS and UST)
27 September 2025. pp. 409-417
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Abstract

Polymeric materials are extensively utilized in various industrial applications, including as gas barriers, fuel cells, sensors, and in semiconductor processes, and are particularly critical to ensure sealing performance in high-pressure gas systems. The diffusivity and solubility of gases within polymers significantly influences their sealing efficacy and is closely related not only to polymer–gas interactions but also to the thermodynamic properties of the gases. Notably, gas solubility exhibits a quantitative correlation with critical temperature, attributed to the condensability of the gas molecules. In this study, the solubility of five pure gases (H2, He, N2, O2, Ar) with varying critical temperatures was quantitatively measured and analyzed under high-pressure conditions (1-10 MPa) in four polymers differing in structure and density. The experiments employed both volumetric and manometric methods to measure gas desorption concentration, with meticulous corrections for minor temperature and atmospheric pressure variations to ensure data accuracy. The results demonstrated that the logarithmic solubility of gases in polymers increases linearly with the gas critical temperature, consistent across all polymer samples. This finding aligns with predictions from the Non-Equilibrium Lattice Fluid (NE-LF) model, which has been shown to accurately describe gas solubility behavior in glassy polymers.

Keywords
gas solubility
critical temperature
diffusion analysis program
volumetric and manometric analysis method
polymer
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  • Publisher :Materials Research Society of Korea
  • Publisher(Ko) :한국재료학회
  • Journal Title :Korean Journal of Materials Research
  • Journal Title(Ko) :한국재료학회지
  • Volume : 35
  • No :9
  • Pages :409-417
  • Received Date : 2025-05-26
  • Revised Date : 2025-07-16
  • Accepted Date : 2025-08-21
  • DOI :https://doi.org/10.3740/MRSK.2025.35.9.409
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