Mass transfer in reverse electrodialysis: Flow entrance effects and diffusion boundary layer thickness

Journal of Membrane Science

Volumn 471, Issue , 2014, Pages 72-83

  Pawlowski, Sylwin ^a   Sistat, Philippe ^b   Crespo, João G ^a   Velizarov, Svetlozar ^a  

^a DEPARTAMENTO DE QUÍMICA   (Portugal)

^b CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

Chronopotentiometry; Diffusion boundary layer (DBL) thickness; Flow entrance effects; Reverse electrodialysis (RED); Salinity gradient energy

Indexed keywords

BOUNDARY LAYERS; DIALYSIS MEMBRANES; ELECTRODIALYSIS; MASS TRANSFER; OHMIC CONTACTS; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

CHRONOPOTENTIOMETRY; DIFFUSION BOUNDARY-LAYERS; ENTRANCE EFFECTS; REVERSE ELECTRODIALYSIS; SALINITY GRADIENTS;

SURFACE DIFFUSION;

SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ANION EXCHANGE; ARTICLE; BOUNDARY LAYER; CATION EXCHANGE; CHRONOPOTENTIOMETRY; CONDUCTANCE; DIFFUSION BOUNDARY LAYER THICKNESS; ELECTRIC RESISTANCE; ELECTROCHEMICAL ANALYSIS; ELECTRODIALYSIS; FLOW ENTRANCE EFFECT; FLOW RATE; HYDRODYNAMICS; ION TRANSPORT; LEVEQUE EQUATION; LINEAR SWEEP VOLTAMMETRY; MATHEMATICAL PARAMETERS; MEMBRANE RESISTANCE; NON OHMIC RESISTANCE; OHMIC RESISTANCE; PHYSICAL PARAMETERS; POLARIZATION; POTENTIAL DIFFERENCE; POTENTIOMETRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVERSE ELECTRODIALYSIS; SHERWOOD NUMBER;

EID: 84906482815     PISSN: 03767388     EISSN: 18733123     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2014.07.075     Document Type: Article

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