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. 2014 Dec 15;54(16):4174–4182. doi: 10.1021/ie504149t

Table 2. Comparison of PAA Functionalization of SPVDF and PVDF (Millipore)a.

membrane weight gain (%)b permeability (L/m2·h·bar) adsorption capacity (mg Ca2+/cm2) adsorption capacity (mg Ca2+/g membrane)c
PAA-SPVDF 81.1 5.8 3.2 265.1
PAA-PVDF (Millipore)d 13 23 0.32 14.4
a

Adsorption data obtained using 1000 mg/L CaCl2 solution at pH 6.3.

b

Weight gain from acrylic acid functionalization in pores.

c

“g membrane” refers to total weight without support fabric.

d

Smuleac et al.32