Evaluation of electrochemical properties and reverse electrodialysis performance for porous cation exchange membranes with sulfate-functionalized iron oxide

Journal of Membrane Science

Volumn 473, Issue , 2015, Pages 210-217

  Gi Hong, Jin ^a   Chen, Yongsheng ^a  

^a Georgia Institute of Technology   (United States)

Author keywords

Electrochemical characterization; Ion exchange membranes; Reverse electrodialysis; Salinity gradient energy; Two step phase inversion

Indexed keywords

CATION EXCHANGE MEMBRANES; ELECTROCHEMICAL CHARACTERIZATIONS; FUNCTIONALIZED; PHASE INVERSION; REVERSE ELECTRODIALYSIS; SALINITY GRADIENTS;

ION EXCHANGE MEMBRANES;

FERRIC OXIDE; IRON OXIDE; NANOCOMPOSITE; POLYMER; RIVER WATER; SEA WATER; SULFATE;

ARTICLE; CATION EXCHANGE; ELECTROCHEMICAL ANALYSIS; ELECTRODIALYSIS; EVAPORATION; ION EXCHANGE; MEMBRANE; MEMBRANE PERMEABILITY; REVERSE ELECTRODIALYSIS; SALINITY; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SULFONATION; THICKNESS;

EID: 84908108621     PISSN: 03767388     EISSN: 18733123     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2014.09.012     Document Type: Article

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