Article: Solubility, diffusivity, and chemical reactivity of sulfur dioxide with an alkyd paint.

Sorption-desorption studies were conducted with a representative alkyd paint using sulfur dioxide as the penetrant gas. These measurements were used to determine the diffusivity and solubility of the gas in the paint film. The sorption kinetics curves were Fickian in nature for [SO.sub.2] pressures ranging from 40-700 torr, while the solubility followed Henry's law. A residual amount of [SO.sub.2] was found to remain in the samples after extended exposure to vacuum. The residual can be as much as 47% of the equilibrium amount of [SO.sub.2] sorbed by the sample when the sample is cured at normal temperatures (25 [degrees]). it was determined that this residual [SO.sub.2] ...

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