Table 1.
Properties of pristine and PMAA functionalized PVDF membranes (1 mol% initiator and 1 mol% cross linker).
PVDF 700 | Pore size (nm) | Mass gain (%) | Thickness (μm) | Contact angle (°) at pH 5.5 | Permeability (LMH/bar) at pH 2.3 | Permeability (LMH/bar) at pH 10.5 |
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Pristine | 123.8 ± 78.6 | N/A | 170.2 ± 4.1 | 87.5 ± 1.8 | 6611 ± 55 | 6589 ± 57 |
Functionalized | 60.6 ± 16.7 | 12.1 | 172.4 ± 2.4 | 54.1 ± 2.3 | 543 ± 4 | 18.2 ± 0.5 |