SYNOPSISA short review of the methods of preparation of carboxylic membranes was presented. Details were given on the preparation procedure of polyethylene-poly (methacrylic acidco-divinylbenzene ) PE-poly ( MA-co-DVB ) interpolymer-type carboxylic membranes and on the optimization of the procedure. The membranes were synthesized by swelling PE in sheet form in a mixture of MA, DVB, and benzoyl peroxide ( B P ) , with subsequent heating of the gel to interpolymerize the monomers. The dependence of ion exchange capacity, swelling, resistivity, and permeability on poly ( MA-co-DVB ) and DVB contents were investigated. With the use of an electron microscope a domain-type morphology was observed at low poly(MA-co-DVB) and DVB contents. Crystallinity of PE was not influenced by the presence of poly ( MA-co-DVB ) .