High purity oxygen production with a polymer electrolyte membrane electrolyser

Journal of Membrane Science

Volumn 346, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 227-232

  Giddey, S ^a   Ciacchi, F T ^a   Badwal, S P S ^a  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

Home care oxygen therapy; Medical oxygen; Oxygen generation; Portable oxygen; Water electrolysis

Indexed keywords

HOME CARE; HOME CARE OXYGEN THERAPY; MEDICAL OXYGEN; OXYGEN GENERATION; WATER ELECTROLYSIS;

ADSORPTION; CERAMIC MEMBRANES; CONDUCTING POLYMERS; ELECTRIC BATTERIES; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; ELECTROLYSIS; ELECTROLYTIC CELLS; EXPLOSIVES; FUNCTIONAL POLYMERS; GAS GENERATORS; HOSPITALS; HYDROGEN PRODUCTION; INDUSTRIAL APPLICATIONS; POLYELECTROLYTES; POLYMERS; PROTON EXCHANGE MEMBRANE FUEL CELLS (PEMFC); RESPIRATORY THERAPY;

OXYGEN;

HYDROGEN; OXYGEN; POLYMER;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; ELECTROLYSIS; ENERGY CONSERVATION; HOME OXYGEN THERAPY; MEMBRANE TRANSPORT; POWER SUPPLY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTON TRANSPORT;

EID: 71249132329     PISSN: 03767388     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2009.09.042     Document Type: Article

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