Diffusion of water and ethanol in ion-exchange membranes: Limits of the geometric approach

Journal of Membrane Science

Volumn 160, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 213-224

  Freger, V ^a   Korin, E ^a   Wisniak, J ^a   Korngold, E ^a   Ise, M ^b   Kreuer, K D ^b  

^a BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

^b MAX PLANCK INSTITUT FÜR FESTKÖRPERFORSCHUNG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Ion exchange membrane; NMR; Tracer diffusion; Water diffusion

Indexed keywords

DIFFUSION IN SOLIDS; ETHANOL; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; POLYETHYLENES; POLYMERIC MEMBRANES; SOLVENTS; VOLUME FRACTION; WATER;

SULFONATED POLYETHYLENE; TRACER DIFFUSION;

ION EXCHANGE MEMBRANES;

ALCOHOL; POLYETHYLENE DERIVATIVE; POLYMER; SOLVENT; SULFONATED POLYETHYLENE; TRACER; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; WATER;

DIFFUSION; ETHANOL; ION EXCHANGE; WATER;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIFFUSION; DIFFUSION COEFFICIENT; GEOMETRY; ION EXCHANGE; MEMBRANE; MODEL; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0344171982     PISSN: 03767388     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0376-7388(99)00084-8     Document Type: Article

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