Research Article

Preparation and Characterization of Nanoporous Sodium Carboxymethyl Cellulose Hydrogel Beads

Table 3

The weight and atomic fractions of NaCMC hydrogels and used FeCl3 (%) solutions.

HydrogelFeCl3 (%)FeK (Wt%)FeK (At%)NaK (Wt%)NaK (At%)

NaCMC-545.7 ± 0.34.3 ± 0.244.2 ± 2.155.3 ± 2.1
NaCMC-6612.5 ± 0.911.4 ± 0.732.7 ± 1.745.1 ± 1.8
NaCMC-7818.3 ± 1.115.5 ± 1.130.8 ± 1.643.2 ± 1.6
NaCMC-81021.9 ± 1.420.8 ± 1.214.9 ± 1.124.0 ± 1.3