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. 2023 Jul 17;9(8):e18344. doi: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2023.e18344

Table 2.

Physicochemical parameters with varying amine rations (“QP/B series”).

Membranes σ (g/g) v (g/g) δ (μm) S.D. (%) IEC (mmol/g)a FCD (mmol/g H2O) ε λ
QP/A-06b 0.6 0.5 133 60.91 1.76 2.89 0.54 19.23
QP/B-01 0.6 2.6 158 78.0 1.79 2.29 0.60 24.21
QP/B-02 0.6 3.4 182 77.6 1.78 2.29 0.60 24.22
QP/B-03 0.6 4.2 126 80.42 1.83 2.28 0.61 24.41
QP/B-04 0.6 5.2 136 83.63 2.33 2.79 0.62 19.94
a

Dry membrane base-weight, for all PAN/QPECH AEMs equal to 1.945 g/cm.2 average.

b

QP/A-06 serves as the starting point for variation in amine ratios.