Table 1.
Size distribution of STC composites under different reaction parameters.
| No. | Reaction Parameters | Frequency of STC (1–10 μm) (%) | Frequency of STC (10–20 μm) (%) | Frequency of STC (20–30 μm) (%) | Frequency of STC (30–40 μm) (%) | Frequency of STC (40–50 μm) (%) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dosage of Glutaraldehyde (% v/v) | Reaction Time (h) | Stirring Rate (r/min) | ||||||
| 1 | 1.0 | 4 | 450 | 25.00 | 39.70 | 26.48 | 8.82 | 0 |
| 2 | 1.5 | 4 | 450 | 39.13 | 26.09 | 17.39 | 8.70 | 8.70 |
| 3 | 2.0 | 4 | 450 | 54.34 | 20.23 | 9.83 | 8.09 | 5.20 |
| 4 | 2.5 | 4 | 450 | 52.82 | 28.87 | 14.09 | 3.52 | 0.70 |
| 5 | 2.0 | 2 | 450 | 21.74 | 32.61 | 34.78 | 8.70 | 2.17 |
| 6 | 2.0 | 6 | 450 | 58.64 | 17.28 | 10.47 | 8.90 | 4.19 |
| 7 | 2.0 | 8 | 450 | 68.75 | 16.67 | 7.29 | 4.17 | 1.04 |
| 8 | 2.0 | 4 | 300 | 0 | 9.09 | 4.55 | 13.64 | 24.24 |