Study on the Dissolution and Diffusion of Supercritical Carbon Dioxide in Polystyrene Melts Based on Adsorption and Diffusion Mechanism

[Image: see text] In order to reveal the dissolution process, the adsorption kinetics and diffusion theory are combined and used to describe the adsorption-diffusion mechanism. This can not only predict the solubility of supercritical CO(2) in polymer melts but also describe two important parameters of supercritical CO(2) in the dissolution process: dissolution amount and dissolution rate, which can provide a good theoretical basis for microcellular foaming. To verify the feasibility and accuracy of the theoretical calculation method, an experimental device for the volume-changing method under static condition was established. The results showed that the theoretical calculation value was in good agreement with the experimental value. In addition, the dissolution amount and dissolution rate of supercritical CO(2) in three polystyrene melts with different molecular weights under different temperature and pressure conditions were measured. The results showed that the difference of polystyrene molecular weight can cause the change of dissolution rate during the dissolution process, that is, the larger the molecular weight, the slower the dissolution rate.