A PFG-NMR Study of Restricted Diffusion in Heterogeneous Polymer Particles.
The diffusion resistance to monomers during heterogeneous polymerization of polyolefin particles may have a significant effect on the observed activity. This diffusivity is, in general, unknown. To gain more information on this diffusion resistance in such systems, PFG-NMR has been used to measure the diffusion of organic solvents in various systems of porous polymer particles. In such systems the complex morphology and geometry demands careful analysis of the PFG-NMR attenuation curve. In this study, effects from restricted diffusion, domains having different diffusivity, and internal magnetic field gradients are expected. Thus, the obtained diffusivities have to be considered carefully, and a way to analyze the data taking these effects into account is presented. Copyright 2001 Academic Press.
Seland
John Georg
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Department of Chemistry, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim, N-7491, Norway
Ottaviani
Matteo
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Hafskjold
Bjørn
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