文摘
SolidW22;liquidW22;gas equilibrium of poly-(ε-caprolactone)W22;carbon dioxide systems at high pressure has been determined by visual determination of the first melting point using a static apparatus. Measurements have been performed with poly-(ε-caprolactones) of three different molecular weights: 4000 g·molW22;1, 10000 g·molW22;1, and 25000 g·molW22;1. The determined SLG equilibrium lines show a temperature maximum at low pressures (0.5 Pa < P < 1.6 MPa) and a temperature minimum at moderate pressures (8 MPa < P < 10 MPa). The maximum reduction of melting temperature ranges from (12.5 to 16.0) K depending on the molecular weight of the polymer. A thermodynamic model based on the PC-SAFT equation of state has been developed to describe experimental data.