A novel solvent-assisted vapor absorption based headspace analysis technique for the determination of diffusion and solid–air partition coefficients of methanol in paper materials

[Display omitted] •A novel method was developed for determining D and Kd in paper materials.•Enhance the mass transfer by a solvent-assisted vapor absorption technique.•Calculate the D and Kd from three independent HS-GC measurements.•The present method was validated by comparing to a reference appr...

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Published in:Fluid phase equilibria 2015-08, Vol.399, p.74-79
Main Authors: Zhang, Chun-Yun, Chai, Xin-Sheng, Barnes, Donald G.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Diffusion
Diffusion coefficient
Fluid flow
Headspace analysis
Mass transfer
Mathematical analysis
Mathematical models
Methanol
Methyl alcohol
Partition coefficient
Partitions
Solvent-assisted
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Summary:[Display omitted] •A novel method was developed for determining D and Kd in paper materials.•Enhance the mass transfer by a solvent-assisted vapor absorption technique.•Calculate the D and Kd from three independent HS-GC measurements.•The present method was validated by comparing to a reference approach.•Equations were generated for calculating D and Kd values at any temperature. A novel method has been developed for the determination of the diffusion (D) and solid–air partition (Kd) coefficients of methanol in paper materials. The method used a solvent-assisted vapor absorption based headspace analysis technique to increase the driving force of the mass transfer process in the solid phase. Equations based on the established physical models described the process allowed the calculation of D and Kd of methanol in paper materials from the GC signals and experimental settings. The results showed that the amount of methanol transferred from the paper sheet can be significantly increased by the presence of the assisting triacetin. The solvent-assisted vapor absorption equilibrium can be obtained in 20min. The method also generated equations allowing for the calculation of D and Kd of methanol in paper materials at any temperature. The present method is simpler and quicker than the chamber methods that are in widespread use today and should be of special interest to those concerned about the impact of food and beverage packaging on human health.
ISSN:0378-3812
1879-0224
DOI:10.1016/j.fluid.2015.04.028