The balance of electric field and interfacial catalysis in promoting water dissociation in bipolar membranes

Yan, Zhifei; Zhu, Liang; Li, Yuguang C.; Wycisk, Ryszard J.; Pintauro, Peter N.; Hickner, Michael A.; Mallouk, Thomas E.

doi:10.1039/C8EE01192C

Title: The balance of electric field and interfacial catalysis in promoting water dissociation in bipolar membranes

Journal Article · Mon Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 2018 · Energy & Environmental Science

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1039/C8EE01192C· OSTI ID:1441230

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Departments of Chemistry, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, and Physics, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, USA
Department of Materials Science and Engineering, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, USA
Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, USA

Bipolar membranes maintain a steady pH in electrolytic cells through water autodissociation at the interface between their cation- and anion-exchange layers. We analyze the balance of electric field and catalysis in accelerating this reaction.

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