Comparative studies on performance of radiation-induced and thermal cross-linked ion-exchange membrane for water electrolysis

Radiation Physics and Chemistry

Volumn 80, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 803-809

  Chakrabarty, Tina ^a   Jasti, Amaranadh ^a   Goel, N K ^b   Shahi, Vinod K ^a   Sabharwal, Sunil ^b  

^a CSIR CENTRAL SALT AND MARINE CHEMICALS RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

^b BHABHA ATOMIC RESEARCH CENTRE   (India)

Author keywords

Composite ion exchange membrane; Conductivity; Electrolysis; Radiation induced cross linking

Indexed keywords

COMPARATIVE STUDIES; CONDUCTIVITY; ELECTRO-OSMOTIC DRAG; ELECTROCHEMICAL APPLICATIONS; LOW CURRENTS; MEMBRANE CONDUCTIVITY; POLY(ETHER SULFONE); RADIATION-INDUCED; RADIATION-INDUCED CROSS-LINKING; SULFONATED POLY(ETHER ETHER KETONE)S; WATER ELECTROLYSIS; WATER SPLITTING;

COMPOSITE MEMBRANES; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; ELECTROLYSIS; ETHERS; FUNCTIONAL GROUPS; HYDROGEN; ION EXCHANGE; IONS; KETONES;

ION EXCHANGE MEMBRANES;

POLYETHERETHERKETONE; POLYETHERSULFONE;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS LINKING; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; ELECTROLYSIS; ION EXCHANGE MEMBRANE; IRRADIATION; MEMBRANE; MEMBRANE CONDUCTANCE; RADIATION DOSE; WATER ELECTROLYSIS;

EID: 79955004051     PISSN: 0969806X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.radphyschem.2011.03.006     Document Type: Article

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