Abstract
This paper is a review on the interactions of certain
volatile organic compounds with polydimethylsiloxane using the gas
liquid chromatographic technique (GLC). The interactions reviewed
here were studied in the form of specific retention volumes. Only
single stationary phases were considered in this review. For similar
systems, the retention data agrees very well. This review has shown
that the GLC is a rapid and convenient method to obtain
thermodynamic data for polymeric systems. This work is very useful
in the determination of phase equilibrium in form of infinite dilution
activity coefficients necessary for the design of absorption and
stripping columns for the abatement of volatile organic compounds
from contaminated air streams.