Research Article

An Investigation of Chitosan-Grafted-Poly(vinyl alcohol) as an Electrolyte Membrane

Table 1

The values of parameters, and , of water and methanol transports in membranes.

MembraneWaterMethanol
n k [1/ ] n k [1/ ]

CS0.5230.2320.9680.5120.3240.994
CS_X0.4650.1380.9190.4970.2790.944
CS/PVA0.4710.4520.9120.5030.2850.916
CS/PVA_X0.4860.2700.9700.5160.2280.978
CS-g-PVA/PVA0.5320.2490.9660.4920.2270.908
CS-g-PVA/PVA_X0.4840.2220.9760.5140.2130.974
PVA0.4790.5470.9990.4810.1870.942
PVA_X0.5050.3830.9850.5020.1610.902
Nafion 1170.4320.1400.9840.4950.6620.941