Synthesis of quaternary ammonium hydroxide from its halide salt by bipolar membrane electrodialysis (BMED): Effect of molecular structure of ammonium compounds on the process performance

Journal of Chemical Technology and Biotechnology

Volumn 89, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 841-850

  Shen, Jiangnan ^a,b   Yu, Jie ^a   Liu, Lifen ^a   Lin, Jiuyang ^b   Van der Bruggen, Bart ^b  

^a ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Bipolar membrane electrodialysis (BMED); Molecular structure; Process performance; Quaternary ammonium hydroxide

Indexed keywords

AMMONIUM HYDROXIDE; CHLORINE COMPOUNDS; ELECTRODIALYSIS; ELECTROPHORETIC MOBILITY; ENERGY UTILIZATION; ION EXCHANGE; IONS; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; SALTS;

BENZYLTRIMETHYLAMMONIUM HYDROXIDE; BIPOLAR MEMBRANE ELECTRODIALYSIS; ELECTRO-ELECTRODIALYSIS; EXPERIMENTAL CONDITIONS; PROCESS PERFORMANCE; QUATERNARY AMMONIUM; TETRAMETHYL AMMONIUM HYDROXIDE; TETRAPROPYLAMMONIUM HYDROXIDE;

DIALYSIS MEMBRANES;

AMMONIA; BENZYLTRIMETHYLAMMONIUM HYDROXIDE; HALIDE; HYDROXIDE; METHYLTRIETHYLAMMONIUM HYDOXIDE; QUATERNARY AMMONIUM DERIVATIVE; TETRAPROPYLAMMONIUM HYDROXIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANION EXCHANGE; ARTICLE; BIPOLAR MEMBRANE ELECTRODIALYSIS; CATION EXCHANGE; CHEMICAL PARAMETERS; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; DENSITY; ELECTRIC CURRENT; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; ELECTRODIALYSIS; ELECTROPHORETIC MOBILITY; ENERGY CONSUMPTION; FLOW RATE; MOLECULAR SIZE; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; PROCESS TECHNOLOGY; SYNTHESIS; THICKNESS;

EID: 84899997880     PISSN: 02682575     EISSN: 10974660     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jctb.4319     Document Type: Article

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