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. 2021 Sep 18;11(9):717. doi: 10.3390/membranes11090717

Table 9.

Influence of the humidity, flow velocity and collector speed on the AEM properties.

Parameter Value Thickness ± SE SD ± SE IEC ± SE CDfix ± SE S ± SE ER ± SE
(µm) (%) (meq/g) (meq/g) (%) (Ω·cm2)
Humidity 60% 57.1 ± 0.2 4.36 ± 0.24 3.66 ± 0.11 83.94 ± 0.29 90 ± 0.02 1.3 ± 0.2
80% 54.3 ± 0.2 4.41 ± 0.03 4.39 ± 0.4 99.54 ± 0.35 89 ± 0.01 1.4 ± 0.04
Flow velocity 0.225 mL/h 57.1 ± 0.2 4.36 ± 0.24 3.66 ± 0.11 83.94 ± 0.29 90 ± 0.02 1.3 ± 0.2
0.325 mL/h 42.9 ± 0.1 4.53 ± 0.11 3.95 ± 0.02 87.19 ± 0.09 87 ± 1.3 1.9 ± 0.3
0.525 mL/h 64.3 ± 0.4 10.77 ± 0.04 4.33 ± 0.2 40.22 ± 0.16 85 ± 0.4 2.2 ± 0.02
Collector speed 100 rpm 57.1 ± 0.2 4.36 ± 0.24 3.66 ± 0.11 83.94 ± 0.29 90 ± 0.02 1.3 ± 0.2
300 rpm 41.4 ± 0.5 0.92 ± 0.21 8.69 ± 1.3 944 ± 0.3 93 ± 0.04 0.9 ± 0.1
500 rpm 51.4 ± 0.2 1.38 ± 0.37 5.29 ± 0.9 383 ± 0.64 91 ± 0.05 1.1 ± 0.3