Preliminary Program subject to change
08A04 Thermodynamics of Polymers II
OverviewWe invite contributions associated with the thermodynamics of polymeric systems such as solutions, blends, block and random copolymers, networks, gels, polyelectrolyte solutions, and ionomers. We accept experimental work on phase equilibria in polymers, Landau-based, statistical mechanical and field-theoretical approaches, and novel molecular simulation methodologies.
Primary SponsorPolymers (08a)

Chair

G. Orkoulas
Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
University of California at Los Angeles
5531 Boelter Hall
420 Westwood Plaza
Los Angeles, CA 90095
Phone Number: 310-267-0169
Fax Number: 310-206-4107
Email: makis@seas.ucla.edu
Sorption Equilibria of CO2 In Atactic Polystyrene by Molecular Simulation
Theodora Spyriouni1, Georgios C. Boulougouris2 and Doros N. Theodorou2, (1)Institute of Physical Chemistry, NCSR "Demokritos", 15310 Aghia Paraskevi Attikis, Athens, Greece, (2)School of Chemical Engineering, National Technical University of Athens, 9 Heroon Polytechniou Street, Zografou Campus, Athens, 157 80, Greece
Atomistic Simulation of Poly(dimethylsiloxane): Structure, Thermodynamic and Diffusion Properties to Gases and N-Alkanes
Ioannis G. Economou, Institute of Physical Chemistry, National Center for Scientific Research “Demokritos”, GR-15310, Aghia Paraskevi, Greece and Zoi A. Makrodimitri, National Center for Scientific Research “Demokritos”, GR-15310, Aghia Paraskevi, Greece
Heteropolymers with Adjustable Monomer Sequences (HAMS) as Compatibilizers for Homopolymer Blends
Ravish Malik, Carol K. Hall and Jan Genzer, Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, North Carolina State University, 911 Partners Way, Raleigh, NC 27695-7905
Athermal Contribution to the Excess Entropy in the Long Chain Limit
J. Richard Elliott1, Neil H. Gray2 and Amir Vahid1, (1)Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of Akron, Akron, OH 44325-3906, (2)Chemstations Inc., 2901 Wilcrest Drive, Houston, TX 77042
Polymer-CO2 Interfaces In Equilibrium. A Density Functional Study
Manish Talreja, The Ohio State University, Room 125A, Koffolt Labs., 140W. 19th Ave., Columbus, OH 43210, Isamu Kusaka, Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, The Ohio State University, Room 125A, Koffolt Labs., 140W. 19th Ave., Columbus, OH 43210 and David L. Tomasko, Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, The Ohio State University, 140 W. 19th Ave, Suite 125A, Columbus, OH 43210
Modeling the Phase Behavior of Polydisperse Rodlike Molecules with Attractive Interactions
Micah J. Green1, Nicholas G. Parra-Vasquez2, Natnael Behabtu2, Virginia A. Davis3 and Matteo Pasquali4, (1)Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Rice University, 6100 Main Street, Houston, TX 77005, (2)Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Rice University, 6100 Main Street, Houston, TX 77005, (3)Department of Chemical Engineering, Auburn University, Auburn, AL 36849, (4)Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Chemistry, Rice University, 6100 Main Street, MS-362, Houston, TX 77005
Compressible Lattice Model for CO2+ Cosolvent + Polymer Systems
Yanhui Yuan, Anupama Kasturirangan and Amyn S. Teja, Georgia Institute of Technology, 311 Ferst Drive NW, Atlanta, GA 30332-0100
Extension of the Friction Theory to the Description of the Rheological Behavior of Polymer Systems
Sergio E. Quiñones-Cisneros1, Juan P. Aguayo1, Octavio Manero1, Torben Laursen2 and Ulrich K. Deiters3, (1)Instituto de Investigaciones en Materiales, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Apdo. Postal 70-360 Cto. Exterior, Ciudad Universitaria., Mexico D.F., 04510, Mexico, (2)VLXE ApS, Scion-DTU, Diplomvej, Building 376, Lyngby, 2800, Denmark, (3)Institute of Physical Chemistry, University of Cologne, Luxemburger Str. 116, Cologne, 50939, Germany

Materials Engineering and Sciences Division