Characterization of uncharged and sulfonated porous poly(vinylidene fluoride) membranes and their performance in microbial fuel cells

Journal of Membrane Science

Volumn 463, Issue , 2014, Pages 205-214

  Kim, Yekyung ^a   Shin, Sung Hee ^a   Chang, In Seop ^a   Moon, Seung Hyeon ^a  

^a Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology (GIST)   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Air cathode microbial fuel cell; Electrochemical impedance spectroscopy; Porous ion exchange membrane; Sulfonation; Uncharged porous membrane

Indexed keywords

CATHODES; ELECTRIC PROPERTIES; ELECTROCHEMICAL IMPEDANCE SPECTROSCOPY; ION EXCHANGE MEMBRANES; OXYGEN PERMEABLE MEMBRANES; SULFONATION;

ALTERNATIVE MATERIALS; ELECTRICAL RESISTANCES; ION EXCHANGE CAPACITY; ION SELECTIVITY; OXYGEN PERMEABILITY; POLY(VINYLIDENE FLUORIDE); POROUS MEMBRANES; PROTON TRANSPORT;

MICROBIAL FUEL CELLS;

ELECTROLYTE; OXYGEN; POLYVINYLIDENE FLUORIDE;

ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL MEMBRANE; ELECTRIC RESISTANCE; ELECTRODE; ION EXCHANGE; MEMBRANE CONDUCTANCE; MEMBRANE PERMEABILITY; MEMBRANE RESISTANCE; MICROBIAL FUEL CELL; MICROORGANISM; POROSITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTON TRANSPORT; SULFONATION;

EID: 84898826745     PISSN: 03767388     EISSN: 18733123     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2014.03.061     Document Type: Article

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