Limiting current density and water dissociation in bipolar membranes

Journal of Membrane Science

Volumn 125, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 123-142

  Strathmann, H ^a   Krol, J J ^a   Rapp, H J ^b   Eigenberger, G ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TWENTE   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF STUTTGART   (Germany)

Author keywords

Bipolar membrane; Limiting current density; Membrane potentials; Reaction layer

Indexed keywords

ANION TRANSPORT; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL MEMBRANE; BIPOLAR MEMBRANE; CATION TRANSPORT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIFFUSION; DIFFUSION COEFFICIENT; ION EXCHANGE; ION TRANSPORT; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; MEMBRANE CURRENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

CURRENT DENSITY; DIFFUSION; DISSOCIATION; IONIC CONDUCTION; IONS; SODIUM CHLORIDE; SODIUM COMPOUNDS; SOLUTIONS; TRANSPORT PROPERTIES; WATER;

BIPOLAR MEMBRANES; LIMITING CURRENT DENSITY; MEMBRANE POTENTIALS; REACTION LAYER; SODIUM SULFATE;

ION EXCHANGE MEMBRANES;

ELECTRIC CURRENTS; MEMBRANES;

EID: 0030617261     PISSN: 03767388     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0376-7388(96)00185-8     Document Type: Article

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