Table 1 Characteristics of the prepared membranes.

From: Preparation of a cellulose acetate membrane using cigarette butt recycling and investigation of its efficiency in removing heavy metals from aqueous solution

Membrane

Porosity (%)

Jw (LMH)

Js (gMH)

Js/Jw

Metal rejection (%)

Pb

Cr

Cd

Prepared from UCF recycling

61

14.7

3.5

0.24

89.3

91.3

87.6

Prepared from FCB recycling

58

13.2

3.9

0.30

85.2

88.4

85.3

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