Simulation of phase equilibria for polymer-supercritical solvent mixtures

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作者
Gromov, DG [1 ]
de Pablo, JJ
Luna-Bárcenas, G
Sanchez, IC
Johnston, KP
机构
[1] Univ Wisconsin, Dept Chem Engn, Madison, WI 53706 USA
[2] Univ Texas, Dept Chem Engn, Austin, TX 78712 USA
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10.1063/1.475875
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O64 [物理化学(理论化学)、化学物理学];
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070304 ; 081704 ;
摘要
Phase equilibria for mixtures of a polymer and a supercritical solvent are investigated by means of expanded Gibbs ensemble simulations. Both lower and upper critical solution temperature (LCST and UCST) phenomena are observed for such systems. A closed-loop phase diagram is observed for systems with no specific interactions. The results of our simulations for Lennard-Jones polymer-solvent mixtures are in qualitative agreement with experimental data for polymers in supercritical solvents. (C) 1998 American Institute of Physics.
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