Journal of Applied Polymer Science, Vol.68, No.5, 815-825, 1998
Effect of carbon black loading on fluoroelastomer-solvent interactions
An analysis of the molecular transport of organic liquids into fluoroelastomer membranes containing varying amounts of carbon black has been undertaken by the sorption-desorption gravimetric method. The variation in carbon black loading and temperature showed a significant effect on their transport characteristics. Diffusion coefficients were calculated from Fick's equation. Experimental sorption-desorption results were analyzed in terms of concentration profiles obtained from a solution of Fick's equation as well as by a numerical method based on the finite difference technique. Arrhenius activation parameters were estimated from the temperature-dependent diffusion and permeation data. The results of this study are discussed in terms of polymer-solvent interactions.