Nanofluidic osmotic power generators–advanced nanoporous membranes and nanochannels for blue energy harvesting

G Laucirica, ME Toimil-Molares, C Trautmann… - Chemical …, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
The increase of energy demand added to the concern for environmental pollution linked to
energy generation based on the combustion of fossil fuels has motivated the study and …

Experimental characterization of polymeric membranes for selective ion transport

GM Geise - Current Opinion in Chemical Engineering, 2020 - Elsevier
Ion selective separations are becoming increasingly important in many water and energy
applications. Ion exchange membranes could address these separation challenges, but …

Scalable and highly selective graphene-based ion-exchange membranes with tunable permselectivity

A Aixalà-Perelló, A Pedico, M Laurenti… - npj 2D Materials and …, 2023 - nature.com
Graphene oxide (GO) membranes have been proved to be ion-selective thanks to their
oxidized functional groups, which are naturally present on its surface. This ion selectivity …

Influence of electrolyte on concentration-induced conductivity-permselectivity tradeoff of ion-exchange membranes

Y Huang, H Fan, NY Yip - Journal of Membrane Science, 2023 - Elsevier
In ion-exchange membranes (IEMs), the concentration-induced tradeoff between
conductivity and permselectivity constrains process performance. This study investigates the …

Modeling and validation of concentration dependence of ion exchange membrane permselectivity: Significance of convection and Manning's counter-ion …

RS Kingsbury, O Coronell - Journal of Membrane Science, 2021 - Elsevier
Electrodialysis, reverse electrodialysis, and related electrochemical processes are
increasingly important technologies for water purification and renewable energy generation …

Hydrophobic side chains impart anion exchange membranes with high monovalent–divalent anion selectivity in electrodialysis

M Irfan, L Ge, Y Wang, Z Yang, T Xu - ACS Sustainable Chemistry …, 2019 - ACS Publications
Developing anion exchange membranes that have high anion selectivity and can avoid
membrane swelling is a critical, but challenging, target for electrodialysis, which has …

High monovalent/divalent permselectivity and low ionic resistance of ionene-based anion exchange membranes in electrodialysis

AS Gangrade, B Tusi, PC Ghosh, S Holdcroft - Journal of Membrane …, 2023 - Elsevier
This study presents an investigation on the monovalent/divalent ion permselectivity of anion
exchange ionenes, a distinct class of solid polymer polyelectrolytes having cationic fixed …

Permselectivity and ion-conductivity of grafted cation-exchange membranes based on UV-oxidized polymethylpenten and sulfonated polystyrene

DV Golubenko, G Pourcelly, AB Yaroslavtsev - Separation and purification …, 2018 - Elsevier
In the present study the properties of novel cation-exchange membranes based on UV-
oxidized polymethylpentene (PMP) with grafted sulfonated polystyrene are described. A …

Simultaneous desalination and nutrient recovery during municipal wastewater treatment using microbial electrolysis desalination cell

J Li, R Liu, S Zhao, S Wang, Y Wang - Journal of Cleaner Production, 2020 - Elsevier
The removal of organics and saline while simultaneously recovering nutrients in municipal
wastewater was achieved in a microbial electrolysis desalination cell (MEDC). System …

Ion exchange membranes based on radiation-induced grafted functionalized polystyrene for high-performance reverse electrodialysis

DV Golubenko, B Van der Bruggen… - Journal of Power …, 2021 - Elsevier
Radiation-induced grafted ion exchange membranes based on functionalized polystyrene
were tested for the first time in reverse electrodialysis (RED). Сation and anion exchange …