Surface Modification of Polypropylene Membrane Using Biopolymers with Potential Applications for Metal Ion Removal

<table class="table-group" id="tab3"><tr><td><table class="table"><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="4"><hr/></td></tr><tr class="thead"><td class="align_left">Membrane</td><td class="align_center">% Gd</td><td class="align_center">Stress (MPa)</td><td class="align_center">Strain (%)</td></tr><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="4"><hr/></td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">PP</td><td class="align_center">—</td><td class="align_center">14.1</td><td class="align_center">18</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">PP-CEL</td><td class="align_center">140</td><td class="align_center">56</td><td class="align_center">7</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">PP-PS</td><td class="align_center">388</td><td class="align_center">Max. limit</td><td class="align_center">—</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">PP-CHI</td><td class="align_center">240</td><td class="align_center">77.5</td><td class="align_center">30</td></tr><tr class="table-tr"><td colspan="4"><hr class="tbody-hr"/></td></tr></table></td></tr></table>

Tensile test of PP and modified membranes.

Journal of Chemistry

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Table 3: Surface Modification of Polypropylene Membrane Using Biopolymers with Potential Applications for Metal Ion Removal 