Theoretical studies of ionic conductivity of crosslinked chitosan membranes

International Journal of Hydrogen Energy

Volumn 35, Issue 21, 2010, Pages 12141-12146

  Chávez, Ernesto López ^a   Oviedo Roa, R ^b   Contreras Pérez, Gustavo ^b   Martínez Magadán, José Manuel ^b   Castillo Alvarado, F L ^c  

^a UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE LA CIUDAD DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

^b INSTITUTO MEXICANO DEL PETRÓLEO   (Mexico)

^c INSTITUTO POLITÉCNICO NACIONAL   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Chitosan membrane; Ion conductivity; Polyelectrolyte

Indexed keywords

CHITOSAN MEMBRANE; COMPASS FORCE FIELD; CONDUCTION MECHANISM; CROSS LINKED CHITOSAN; CROSSLINKED; DEGREE OF CROSSLINKING; ELECTRIC DOUBLE LAYER CAPACITOR; ION-CONDUCTIVITY; MODELING AND SIMULATION; ORDER OF MAGNITUDE; POLARON TUNNELING; ROOM TEMPERATURE; SOLID STATE BATTERIES; THEORETICAL RESULT; THEORETICAL STUDY;

CHITOSAN; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELECTRIC BATTERIES; ELECTROLYTIC CAPACITORS; FUEL CELLS; IONIC CONDUCTIVITY; IONS; MEMBRANES; POLYELECTROLYTES; SOLID ELECTROLYTES;

CHITIN;

EID: 77955241889     PISSN: 03603199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2009.06.083     Document Type: Article

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