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. 2019 Mar 21;11(3):536. doi: 10.3390/polym11030536

Table 2.

Physiochemical properties of prepared membranes. IEC—ion exchange capacity.

Membrane Water Uptake (%) Swelling Ratio (%) IEC (meq g−1)
Mass Length (SL) Area (SA) Volume (SV)
XY 11.9 4.6 9.7 12.9 1.24
XY/Fe3O4-3 14.2 5.0 10.2 13.9 1.33
XY/Fe3O4-9 16.7 6.7 13.7 16.4 1.41
XY/porous-3 22.3 7.3 15.0 18.7 1.60
XY/porous-9 26.6 7.5 16.0 20.9 1.81
Nafion-117 13.8 9.2 18.9 24.7 0.94