Nonionic zeolite membrane as potential ion separator in redox-flow battery

Journal of Membrane Science

Volumn 450, Issue , 2014, Pages 12-17

  Yang, Ruidong ^a   Xu, Zhi ^a   Yang, Shaowei ^a   Michos, Ioannis ^a   Li, Lin Feng ^b   Angelopoulos, Anastasios P ^a   Dong, Junhang ^a  

^a University of Cincinnati   (United States)

^b Bettergy Corp   (United States)

Author keywords

Ion separation; Redox flow battery; Zeolite membrane

Indexed keywords

ACIDIC SOLUTIONS; EFFECTIVE DIAMETER; ELECTROLYTE MEMBRANE; ION SEPARATION; POLYMERIC ION EXCHANGE; REDOX FLOW BATTERIES; SILICALITE MEMBRANES; ZEOLITE MEMBRANE;

ELECTRIC FIELDS; ION EXCHANGE MEMBRANES; SEPARATORS; VANADIUM;

IONS;

ELECTROLYTE; ION; PROTON; VANADIUM; VANADYL SULFATE; ZEOLITE;

ARTICLE; ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; CONDUCTANCE; DIFFUSION; ELECTRIC BATTERY; ION EXCHANGE; ION TRANSPORT; IONIC STRENGTH; MEMBRANE; OSMOTIC PRESSURE; OXIDATION REDUCTION REACTION; PH; POLYMERIZATION; POROSITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEPARATION TECHNIQUE; THICKNESS; TRANSPORT KINETICS;

EID: 84884396858     PISSN: 03767388     EISSN: 18733123     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2013.08.048     Document Type: Article

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