Graphene oxide as a water dissociation catalyst in the bipolar membrane interfacial layer

ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces

Volumn 6, Issue 16, 2014, Pages 13790-13797

  McDonald, Michael B ^a   Freund, Michael S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

Author keywords

bipolar membrane; catalysis; graphene oxide; interfacial layer; water dissociation

Indexed keywords

CATALYSIS; CATALYSTS; DISSOCIATION; GRAPHENE OXIDE; MEMBRANES; MOLECULES; OXIDE FILMS;

BIPOLAR MEMBRANES; CATION EXCHANGE LAYER; DEPOSITION CONDITIONS; INTERFACIAL LAYER; OVERPOTENTIAL; TUNABLE MEMBRANES; WATER DISSOCIATION; WATER MOLECULE;

GRAPHENE;

EID: 84906821056     PISSN: 19448244     EISSN: 19448252     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/am503242v     Document Type: Article

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