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solubility parameters

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Solubility Parameters
Conditions & Legend	Temperature: 25 degrees Celsius		δt = total parameter δ_d = dispersion component δ_p = polar component δ_h = H-bond component
	Pressure: 1 Bar
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Polymer	δ (MPA^0.5)	δ_d (MPA^0.5)	δ_p (MPA^0.5)	δ_h (MPA^0.5)
Poly Tetra Fluor Ethylene (PTFE)	16.7	16.2	1.8	3.4
Poly Propylene (PP)	18.0	18.0	0.0	1.0
Poly Ethylene (PE)	18.1	18.0	0.0	2.0
Poly Ethylene Terephthalate (PET)	20.0	18.0	6.2	6.2
Poly Vinyl Acetate (PVAC)	20.5	15.2	11.5	7.6
Poly Vinyl Chloride (PVC)	21.4	18.2	7.5	8.3
Poly Styrene (PS)	22.7	18.6	10.5	7.5
Epoxy Resin*	26.3	20.4	12.0	11.5
Poly Vinyl Alcohol (EVOH)	29.3	17.8	6.6	22.3
Poly Amide (PA 66)	30.9	16.0	11.0	24.0
Poly Imide	38.9	28.8	20.0	16.8
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Permeant (GAS)	δ (MPA^0.5)	δ_d (MPA^0.5)	δ_p (MPA^0.5)	δ_h (MPA^0.5)
Helium	3.3	3.3	0.0	0.0
Hydrogen	7.8	7.8	0.0	0.0
Nitrogen	5.1	5.1	0.0	0.0
Methane	9.2	9.2	0.0	0.0
Carbon Dioxide	15.1	11.2	7.2	7.2
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Permeant (LIQUID)	δ (MPA^0.5)	δ_d (MPA^0.5)	δ_p (MPA^0.5)	δ_h (MPA^0.5)
n-Butane	14.1	14.1	0.0	0.0
n-Pentane	14.5	14.5	0.0	0.0
Toluene	18.2	18.0	1.4	2.0
Benzene	18.6	18.4	0.0	2.0
Styrene	19.0	18.6	1.0	1.4
Acetone	20.0	15.5	10.4	7.0
Ethanol	26.5	15.8	8.8	19.4
Methanol	29.6	15.1	12.3	22.3
Ethylene Glycerol	32.9	17.0	11.0	26.0
Glycerol	36.1	17.4	12.1	29.3
Water	47.8	15.6	16.0	42.3

* Composed of Epichlorohydrin, Bisphenol-A and crosslinked by Aliphatic Amines. Reference: J.H. Hildebrand, J.M. Prausnitz and R.L. Scott. Regular and Related Solutions. Van Nostrand-Reinhold, Princeton, 1970.