Preliminary Program subject to change
08A05 Diffusion in Polymers I
OverviewPapers in the general area of diffusion in polymers are sought. Topics of interest include, but are not limited to, gas, vapor and liquid diffusion in polymers; multicomponent diffusion in polymers; membrane-based separations; molecular simulations, continuum modeling, and theory of diffusion in polymers; novel experimental techniques for measuring diffusion phenomena; physics of macromolecular dynamics.
Primary SponsorPolymers (08a)
Co-Sponsor(s)Membrane-Based Separations (02d)

Chair

Yossef A. Elabd
Assistant Professor
Drexel University
Dept of Chemical Engineering
3141 Chestnut St
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Phone Number: 215-895-0986
Fax Number: 215-895-5837
Email: elabd@drexel.edu

CoChair

Douglass S. Kalika
Chemical and Materials Engineering
University of Kentucky
177 F. Paul Anderson Tower
Lexington, KY 40506-0046
Phone Number: 859-257-5507
Email: kalika@engr.uky.edu
Diffusion Enhancements in Mineral Nanoparticle Filled Superglassy Polymers
Scott T. Matteucci1, Victor Kusuma2 and Benny D. Freeman2, (1)University of Texas at Austin, 10100 Burnet Rd., Bldg 133, Center for Energy and Environmental Resources, Austin, TX 78758, (2)Chemical Engineering, University of Texas at Austin, 10100 Burnet Rd., Bldg 133, Center for Energy and Environmental Resources, Austin, TX 78758
Reverse Selectivity in Poly Dimethyl Siloxane/Au Nanocomposite Membrane in Co2/Ch4 Separation
Ramya Vedaiyan1, Jag Sankar2 and Jianzhong Lou2, (1)Department of Chemical and Mechanical Engineering, North Carolina A&T State University, 1601 East Market Street,, 232 IRC Bldg, Greensboro, NC 27411, (2)North Carolina A&T State University, 1601 East Market Street,, 232 IRC Bldg, Greensboro, NC 27411
Material Point Method Simulation of Enhanced Penetrant Diffusion in Nanoparticle-Polymer Composite Membranes
Liping Xue, Oleg Borodin and Grant D. Smith, Materials Science and Engineering, University of Utah, 122 S. Central Campus Dr. Rm. 304, Salt Lake City, UT 84112
Penetrant Transport in Well-Characterized Glassy Polymers as Revealed by High-Resolution X-Ray Computed Tomography
Adam K. Ekenseair and Nicholas A. Peppas, Department of Chemical Engineering, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX 78712
Modeling Sorption Kinetics of Carbon Dioxide in Initially Glassy Polymers Using Non-Equilibrium Thermodynamics
Vito Carlà, Department of Chemical Engineering, Mining and Environmental Technologies, University of Bologna, Viale Risorgimento 2, Bologna, 40136, Italy, Yazan Hussain, Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, North Carolina State University, Kenan Institute for Engineering, Technology & Science, NC State University, Partners Building 1, Suite 3200, Raleigh, NC 27695-7006, Ruben G. Carbonell, Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering Department, Kenan Institute for Engineering, Technology & Science, NC State University, Partners Building 1, Suite 3200, Box 7006, Raleigh, NC 27695-7006 and Ferruccio Doghieri, Chemical Engineering, Mining and Environmental Technology, University of Bologna, viale Risorgimento 2, Bologna, Italy
Fundamental Diffusion Behavior of Polymer Ultrathin Films: Effect of Film Thickness, Molecular Weight, and Aging
Richard Lawson1, Ivan Ordaz2 and Clifford L. Henderson1, (1)School of Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, 311 Ferst Drive NW, Atlanta, GA 30332-0100, (2)School of Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering, School of Chem. & Biomol. Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA 30332-0100
Role of the Diffusion in the Transport of Gas Species through Polymer Membranes
Gabriele Clarizia, Research Institute on Membrane Technology, ITM-CNR, via P. Bucci, 17/C, c\o University of Calabria, Arcavacata di Rende (CS), 87030, Italy, Patrizia Salerno, Materials Science, University of Calabria, Arcavacata di Rende (CS), 87030, Italy and Enrico Drioli, via P. Bucci, 17/C c\o University of Calabria, Research Institute on Membrane Technology, ITM-CNR, Arcavacata di Rende(CS), 87030, Italy

Materials Engineering and Sciences Division