Table 3.
Water affinity of the membranes.
| Sample | aw | Moisture Content, % |
Solubility, % |
Time of Solubility, min |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Control | 0.32 ± 0.01 c | 19.07 ± 0.78 a | 96.32 ± 0.11 a | 1.14 ± 0.08 a |
| SFOC1 | 0.27 ± 0.01 d | 18.73 ± 0.23 a | 95.13 ± 0.39 a | 1.39 ± 0.11 b |
| SFOC2 | 0.29 ± 0.01 d | 17.28 ± 0.80 b | 89.25 ± 0.69 a,b | 2.30 ± 0.09 c |
| SFOC3 | 0.32 ± 0.01 c | 15.34 ± 0.76 c | 86.11 ± 0.84 a,b | 2.42 ± 0.08 c |
| SFOC4 | 0.35 ± 0.01 b | 14.35 ± 0.60 d | 83.68 ± 4.71 b | 3.04 ± 0.04 d |
| SFOC5 | 0.40 ± 0.03 a | 13.07 ± 0.42 e | 82.79 ± 2.87 b | 3.19 ± 0.16 e |
Different superscript letters after the values indicated differences statistically significant at p < 0.05%.