Research Article
Synthesis, Characterization, and Evaluation of Evaporated Casting MWCNT/Chitosan Composite Membranes for Water Desalination
Table 1
Values found for the EC membrane comparing with other techniques used for the membrane.
| | Membrane | Tensile strength (MPa) | Elongation (%) | Young’s modulus (GPa) | Toughness (J/g) | Contact angle (°) | Permeability (L/m2·h·bar) |
| | MWCNT/chitosan | 56 ± 3 | 5.7 ± 0. | 2.9 ± 0.1 | 2.1 ± 0.3 | 102 ± 3 | 0.87 ± 0.03 | | MWCNT/chitosan-glycerin | 49 ± 4 | 6.4 ± 2 | 2.9 ± 0.1 | 2.2 ± 0.8 | 80 ± 2 | 0.61 ± 0.02 | | MWCNT/chitosan-PEGDE | 59 ± 3 | 8.1 ± 2 | 2.7 ± 0.2 | 2.3 ± 0.2 | 76 ± 3 | 0.19 ± 0.01 | | MWCNT/chitosan | 28 ± 1 | 10.2 ± 1.2 | 1.2 ± 0.1 | 1.9 ± 0.2 | 80 ± 2 | 0.75 ± 0.1 |
|
|
Data for MWCNT/chitosan, MWCNT/chitosan-glycerin, and MWCNT/chitosan-PEGDE are taken from reference [ 41]. |
