Polyelectrolyte complex membranes for pervaporation, nanofiltration and fuel cell applications

Journal of Membrane Science

Volumn 379, Issue 1-2, 2011, Pages 19-45

  Zhao, Qiang ^a   An, Quanfu F ^a   Ji, Yanli ^b   Qian, Jinwen ^a   Gao, Congjie ^b,c  

^a ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c Development Center of Water Treatment Technology   (China)

Author keywords

Nanofiltration; Pervaporation; Polyelectrolyte complex membranes; Proton exchange membrane fuel cells

Indexed keywords

FUEL CELL APPLICATION; MULTI-LAYERED; MULTICOMPONENTS; NEW APPLICATIONS; POLYELECTROLYTE COMPLEX MEMBRANES; POLYELECTROLYTE COMPLEXES; PROTON EXCHANGE MEMBRANES;

FUNCTIONAL POLYMERS; GAS FUEL PURIFICATION; MEMBRANES; NANOFILTRATION; PERVAPORATION; POLYELECTROLYTES; PROTON EXCHANGE MEMBRANE FUEL CELLS (PEMFC);

EVAPORATION;

2 PROPANOL; ACETONE; ALCOHOL; MONOMER; ORGANIC COMPOUND; ORGANIC SOLVENT; POLYANION; POLYCATION; POLYELECTROLYTE; PROTON; TETRAHYDROFURAN;

ACID BLENDING METHOD; ACIDIFICATION; AQUEOUS SOLUTION; CELL MEMBRANE CONDUCTANCE; CHEMICAL REACTION; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; COLLOID; COMPLEX FORMATION; COMPOSITE MATERIAL; CROSS LINKING; ELECTROCHEMICAL ANALYSIS; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; ENERGY RESOURCE; HYBRIDIZATION; HYDRATION; HYDROPHILICITY; HYDROPHOBICITY; ION EXCHANGE; IONIC COMPLEXATION DEGREE; LIQUID; MEMBRANE; MEMBRANE PERMEABILITY; MICROBIAL FUEL CELL; MOLECULAR STABILITY; MOLECULE; NANOFILTRATION; NANOTECHNOLOGY; PARTICLE SIZE; PERVAPORATION; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; POLYELECTROLYTE COMPLEX MEMBRANE; POLYMERIZATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTON EXCHANGE MEMBRANE FUEL CELL; REVIEW; SEPARATION TECHNIQUE; SOLUBILIZATION; SOLVENT RESISTANT NF; THICKNESS;

EID: 79960630730     PISSN: 03767388     EISSN: 18733123     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2011.06.016     Document Type: Review

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