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. 2017 Nov 23;9(12):631. doi: 10.3390/polym9120631

Table 1.

Ion-exchange capacities (IECs), water uptake and swelling ratio of SPEKEBI-x-SiO2 and SPEKEBI membranes.

Membranes IEC Water Uptake (%) Swelling Ratio (%)
Theoratical Practical 30 °C 80 °C 30 °C 80 °C
SPEKEBI-2.5-SiO2 2.30 2.21 42.8 159.2 8.9 44.8
SPEKEBI-5.0-SiO2 2.24 2.09 37.7 128.0 6.4 31.8
SPEKEBI-7.5-SiO2 2.18 1.99 37.0 118.9 5.0 29.0
SPEKEBI-10-SiO2 2.12 1.82 30.8 106.3 4.8 28.6