Investigation of salt addition and acid treatment effects on the transport properties of ionically cross-linked polyelectrolyte complex membranes based on chitosan and polyacrylic acid

Journal of Membrane Science

Volumn 376, Issue 1-2, 2011, Pages 25-34

  Gümüşoĝlu, Tolga ^a   Ari, Gülşen Albayrak ^a   Deligöz, Hüseyin ^a  

^a ISTANBUL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Chitosan; Membrane; Methanol permeability; Polyelectrolyte complex; Proton conductivity

Indexed keywords

ACID TREATED; ACID TREATMENTS; ADDED SALT; CELL PERFORMANCE; CONTROLLABLE SYNTHESIS; CROSS-LINKED POLYELECTROLYTES; HYDROLYTIC STABILITY; IONIC INTERACTION; LOW METHANOL PERMEABILITY; MECHANICAL INTEGRITY; MEMBRANE SELECTIVITY; METHANOL BARRIERS; METHANOL DIFFUSION; METHANOL PERMEABILITY; POLYACRYLIC ACIDS; POLYELECTROLYTE COMPLEX; POLYELECTROLYTE COMPLEXES; POSITIVE EFFECTS; SALT ADDITION;

CARBOXYLIC ACIDS; CHITOSAN; COMPLEXATION; DIRECT METHANOL FUEL CELLS (DMFC); HYDROGELS; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; MEMBRANES; METHANOL; METHANOL FUELS; POLYELECTROLYTES;

TRANSPORT PROPERTIES;

ACID; AMMONIUM CHLORIDE; CHITOSAN; MAGNESIUM CHLORIDE; METHANOL; POLYACRYLIC ACID; POLYELECTROLYTE; SODIUM CHLORIDE; SULFURIC ACID;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; MEMBRANE CONDUCTANCE; MEMBRANE PERMEABILITY; MEMBRANE TRANSPORT; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 79957537169     PISSN: 03767388     EISSN: 18733123     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2011.03.040     Document Type: Article

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