Components:

(1) Xenon, Xe; [7440-63-3] NIST WebBook
(1) Carbon dioxide, CO₂; [124-38-9] NIST WebBook
(2) Poly(y-methyl-L-glutamate), None; [25086-16-2] NIST WebBook

Original Measurements

Yoshida, T.; Takizawa, A.; Ysujita, Y.; J. Appl. Polym. Sci. 22, 279 (1978).

Variables:

Ambient temperature: 293 - 308 K
Pressure: 6.6 - 52.5 kPa

Prepared by:

Yu.P. Yampol'skii

Method/Apparatus/Procedure:

Cahn microbalance was used to determine sorption. Fugacity ratio was calculated by means of corresponding state principle.^1,2

Source and Purity of Materials:

1. PMG: Kyowa Hakko K. K; viscosity average degree of polymerization about 1150.

Estimated Errors:

Ambient temperature: Precision in T: ±0.5 K.
Mass concentration (m/v) (1): Weight determination accuracy: ±10 mg for 50-100 mg samples.

References

¹ Hildebrand, T. H.; Scott, R.; The Solubility of Nonelectrolytes (New York, 1964).
² Prausnitz, T. M.; J. Phys. Chem. 66, 640 (1962).