Table 1. Measured Properties of PET-Bm (OH–) Based on IEC, WU (%), SR (%) Hydration, and Activation Energy.
| membrane | IEC (mmol g–1) | WU (%) |
SR (%) |
λ |
Ea | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PET-Bm(OH–) | 20 °C | 80 °C | 20 °C | 80 °C | 20 °C | 80 °C | kJ/mol | |
| 7 days (50%) | 1.25 ± 0.10 | 7.50 ± 1.21 | 22.50 ± 1.30 | 2.40 ± 0.2 | 3.45 ± 0.2 | 3.33 | 10.00 | 64.40 |
| 11 days (65%) | 1.30 ± 0.12 | 11.11 ± 1.42 | 25.90 ± 1.25 | 2.65 ± 0.1 | 3.90 ± 0.3 | 4.74 | 11.07 | 40.17 |
| 15 days (80%) | 1.35 ± 0.10 | 13.40 ± 1.61 | 29.25 ± 1.12 | 2.85 ± 0.1 | 4.20 ± 0.1 | 5.51 | 12.04 | 33.99 |