Enthalpy of mixing for polymer solutions based on Gibbs excess function limit of hard spheres mixtures

Enthalpy of mixing of polymer with solvent has been evaluated by the new polymer/solvent theory proposed by the authors in a previous article. The new theory was based on the excess Gibbs function limit of hard sphere mixtures with infinite size difference. The calculated enthalpy of mixing for polymer/solvent mixtures by the new theory, agreed with experimental data with good accuracy and indicated that the theory is capable to produce the enthalpy of mixing in the whole concentration range of polymer compared with Flory–Huggins theory. Also the calculations provided information on the studied polymer chains and the molecular interaction effects which were consistent with the properties of polymers and solvents used in the mixtures.