Catalytically active CNT-polymer-membrane assemblies: From synthesis to application

Journal of Membrane Science

Volumn 321, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 123-130

  Prehn, Kirsten ^a   Adelung, Rainer ^b   Heinen, Martin ^c   Nunes, Suzana P ^d   Schulte, Karl ^a  

^a HAMBURG UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KIEL   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ULM   (Germany)

^d INSTITUTE OF MATERIALS RESEARCH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Electrocatalytic activity; Multiphase system; Nano composite; Nanostructured electrode; Sputtering deposition

Indexed keywords

BIOELECTRIC PHENOMENA; CANNING; CARBON; CATALYSIS; CATALYST ACTIVITY; CUBIC BORON NITRIDE; CYCLIC VOLTAMMETRY; FULLERENES; MEMBRANES; METALLIZING; NANOCOMPOSITES; NANOPORES; NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS; NANOSTRUCTURES; NANOTECHNOLOGY; NANOTUBES; PLATINUM; SPUTTER DEPOSITION; SPUTTERING; SURFACE STRUCTURE; VOLTAMMETRY;

(E ,3E) PROCESS; CATALYTIC PROCESSING; MEMBRANE CASTING; MEMBRANE-ELECTRODE ASSEMBLY (MEA); NANO TUBE; NANOTUBE STRUCTURES; SULFONATED POLY (SPEEK) MEMBRANES; SURFACE AREA (SA); SYNTHESIS (OF CHIRAL IONIC LIQUIDS);

CARBON NANOTUBES;

CARBON NANOTUBE; ELECTROLYTE; FERROCENE; NANOCOMPOSITE; NANOMATERIAL; PLATINUM; POLYMER; SULFONATED POLYETHERKETONE; TOLUENE;

ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL MEMBRANE; CATALYSIS; CATALYST; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CYCLIC POTENTIOMETRY; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; ELECTRODE; FILM; MEMBRANE ELECTRODE; MICROWAVE OVEN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REACTION ANALYSIS; SYNTHESIS; WATER TRANSPORT;

EID: 46049085789     PISSN: 03767388     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2008.04.041     Document Type: Article

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