Table 2. Swelling Ratio and Water Uptake of the Prepared TiO2/Ph-CA Nanocomposite Membranes.
dimensional
changes (ΔL %) |
thickness
changes (ΔT %) |
water
uptake (WU %) |
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TiO2 (wt %) | 25 °C | 80 °C | 25 °C | 80 °C | 25 °C | 80 °C |
0 | 10.25 | 12.8 | 13.05 | 13.46 | 22.5 | 47.7 |
2.5 | 9.31 | 11.67 | 12.81 | 13.00 | 24.3 | 49.5 |
5 | 8.56 | 9.20 | 11.59 | 12.08 | 23.1 | 48 |
7.5 | 6.00 | 7.11 | 11.07 | 11.54 | 22.8 | 46.9 |
10 | 4.44 | 5.95 | 10.35 | 10.77 | 21 | 46.54 |