Nanocomposite reverse electrodialysis (RED) ion-exchange membranes for salinity gradient power generation

Journal of Membrane Science

Volumn 460, Issue , 2014, Pages 139-147

  Hong, Jin Gi ^a   Chen, Yongsheng ^a  

^a Georgia Institute of Technology   (United States)

Author keywords

Ion transport; Ion exchange membranes; Nanocomposite; Reverse electrodialysis; Salinity gradient power

Indexed keywords

COMPOSITE MEMBRANES; DIALYSIS MEMBRANES; ELECTRODIALYSIS; ION EXCHANGE; IONS; NANOCOMPOSITES; SALINITY MEASUREMENT;

CATION EXCHANGE MEMBRANES; ION TRANSPORTS; NANO-COMPOSITE MEMBRANES; ORGANIC-INORGANIC NANOCOMPOSITES; PERFORMANCE CHARACTERISTICS; REVERSE ELECTRODIALYSIS; SALINITY GRADIENT POWER; SULFONATED POLY(2 ,6 DIMETHYL 1 ,4 PHENYLENE OXIDE) (SPPO);

ION EXCHANGE MEMBRANES;

FERRIC OXIDE; NANOCOMPOSITE; POLY(2,6 DIMETHYL 1,4 PHENYLENE OXIDE; POLYMER; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CATION EXCHANGE; CATION EXCHANGE MEMBRANE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENSITY; ELECTRIC RESISTANCE; ELECTRICITY; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; ELECTRODIALYSIS; FOURIER TRANSFORM INFRARED PHOTOACOUSTIC SPECTROSCOPY; ION EXCHANGE CAPACITY; MAXIMUM POWER DENSITY; MEMBRANE; MORPHOLOGY; NANOCOMPOSITE REVERSE ELECTRODIALYSIS; PERMSELECTIVITY; PHYSICAL PARAMETERS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SALINITY; SALINITY GRADIENT POWER GENERATION; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SULFONATION; SWELLING DEGREE;

EID: 84896115908     PISSN: 03767388     EISSN: 18733123     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2014.02.027     Document Type: Article

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