Density functional theory study of hydroxide-ion induced degradation of imidazolium cations

International Journal of Hydrogen Energy

Volumn 39, Issue 26, 2014, Pages 14355-14361

  Wang, Wenpin ^a,b   Wang, Shubo ^b   Xie, Xiaofeng ^b   Lv, Yafei ^a   Ramani, Vijay ^c  

^a BEIJING UNIVERSITY OF CHEMICAL TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^b TSINGHUA UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c Illinois Institute of Technology   (United States)

Author keywords

Alkaline electrolyzers; Anion exchange membrane; Chemical degradation; Density functional theory; Imidazolium cations

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATION ENERGY; ALKALINITY; DEGRADATION; DENSITY FUNCTIONAL THEORY; FUNCTIONAL GROUPS; ION EXCHANGE MEMBRANES;

ANION EXCHANGE MEMBRANE; CHEMICAL DEGRADATION; DEGRADATION MECHANISM; DENSITY FUNCTIONAL THEORY STUDIES; ELECTROLYZERS; IMIDAZOLIUM CATION; LOWEST UNOCCUPIED MOLECULAR ORBITAL; REARRANGEMENT REACTIONS;

POSITIVE IONS;

EID: 84906313027     PISSN: 03603199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2014.03.053     Document Type: Conference Paper

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