Components:

(1) Xenon, Xe; [7440-63-3] NIST WebBook
(2) Poly(y-ethyl-L-glutamate), None; [25189-52-0] 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 electrobalance was used to measure sorption. Corresponding state principle was applied for calculation of fugacity ratio.^1,2

Source and Purity of Materials:

1. Xe: purity 99.99%. PELG: Ajinimoto 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).