Solubility of carbon dioxide (CO 2 ) in a lowdensity polyethylene (LDPE)/titanium dioxide (TiO 2 ) composite was measured using a magnetic suspension balance (MSB) at a temperature from 423 to 473 K and pressures up to 15 MPa. The effect of the TiO 2 concentration on the solubility is investigated by varying TiO 2 content in the range of 0 -20 wt %. Extending the Sanchez-Lacombe equation of state and its mixing rule for binary mixture, a scheme of calculating CO 2 solubility in composite from MSB data is developed. The solubility of CO 2 in the composites increases in proportion to pressure and exponentially decreases with temperature. The apparent solubility, which is defined by the weight of dissolved CO 2 per unit weight of the composite, decreases as the TiO 2 content increases. However, the true solubility, which can be defined by the weight of dissolved CO 2 per unit weight of polymer, is constant, although the TiO 2 content is changed.
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