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. 2026 Apr 3;16:15929. doi: 10.1038/s41598-026-42596-8

Table 2.

Experimental Solubility of EPS and Correlation with Hansen Solubility Parameters.

Solvent EPS solubility (g/ml) Inline graphic Vaper Pressure at 25 °C (KPa) Inline graphic
(MPa 0.5)
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EPS - 21.3 5.8 4.3 - - -
Toluene 0.605 Inline graphic 0.053 18 1.4 2 3.87 8.26 0.650
xylene 0.527 Inline graphic 0.027 17.8 1 4.1 1.17 8.49 0.668
Benzene 0.495 Inline graphic 0.001 18.4 0 2 12.58 8.52 0.670
Methyl ethyl Ketone 0.487Inline graphic 0.001 16 6.3 5.1 10.37 10.64 0.837

*Note: The Hansen parameters for EPS and solvent are from reference data (Burke, J. (1984))20, (Lide, D. R. (1991))21. *.