Ion and water transport in functionalized PEEK membranes

Journal of Membrane Science

Volumn 429, Issue , 2013, Pages 13-22

  Yan, Xiaoming ^a,b   He, Gaohong ^a   Wu, Xuemei ^a   Benziger, Jay ^b  

^a DALIAN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^b Princeton University   (United States)

Author keywords

Ionic conductivity; Ionomer; Polyether ether ketone; Water permeation

Indexed keywords

DIFFUSION LIMITED; FUNCTIONALIZED; IMIDAZOLIUM; INTERFACIAL TRANSPORT; ION CONDUCTIVITIES; ION SIZE; ION TRANSPORTS; LIQUID WATER; MEMBRANE THICKNESS; PARTIALLY SATURATED; PERMEATION RATE; PROTON EXCHANGED; QUATERNARY AMINES; SULFONIC ACID; WATER ACTIVITY; WATER PERMEATION; WATER SORPTION; WATER TRANSPORT;

ETHERS; EVAPORATION; IONIC CONDUCTION; IONIC CONDUCTIVITY; IONOMERS; IONS; KETONES; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; PERVAPORATION; POLYMERS; SORPTION; VAPORS;

ION EXCHANGE;

HYDROXIDE; IMIDAZOLIUM HYDROXIDE; POLYETHERETHERKETONE; QUATERNARY AMINE HYDROXIDE; SULFONIC ACID DERIVATIVE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; WATER;

ARTICLE; DIFFUSION COEFFICIENT; FLOW RATE; HYDROPHILICITY; ION CONDUCTANCE; ION TRANSPORT; MEMBRANE RESISTANCE; PERVAPORATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTON TRANSPORT; SULFONATION; TEMPERATURE SENSITIVITY; VAPOR; WATER TRANSPORT;

EID: 84871413747     PISSN: 03767388     EISSN: 18733123     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2012.11.026     Document Type: Article

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