Recent developments in ion-exchange membranes and their applications in electrochemical processes for in situ ion substitutions, separation and water splitting

Separation and Purification Reviews

Volumn 42, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 187-261

  Kumar, Mahendra ^a   Khan, Moonis Ali ^b   Al Othman, Zeid A ^b   Choong, Thomas S Y ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DUISBURG ESSEN   (Germany)

^b KING SAUD UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

^c UNIVERSITY PUTRA MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

electro membrane processes; in situ ion substitution; Ion exchange membranes; separation; transport phenomenon; water splitting

Indexed keywords

BIOTECHNOLOGY INDUSTRY; COST EFFECTIVE; DOWNSTREAM PROCESS; ECO-FRIENDLY; ECONOMIC CONSIDERATIONS; ELECTRO-MEMBRANE PROCESSES; ELECTROCHEMICAL PROCESS; ION SUBSTITUTION; MEMBRANE-BASED SEPARATION PROCESS; OPERATIONAL OPTIMIZATION; SEPARATION PROCESS; TRANSPORT PHENOMENA; WATER AND WASTEWATER; WATER SPLITTING;

INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH; ION EXCHANGE; IONS; POTABLE WATER; SEPARATION; TRANSPORT PROPERTIES; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

ION EXCHANGE MEMBRANES;

EID: 84873366399     PISSN: 15422119     EISSN: 15422127     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15422119.2012.690360     Document Type: Article

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