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

Abstract

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.

Authors:
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  1. Departments of Chemistry, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, and Physics, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, USA
  2. Department of Materials Science and Engineering, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, USA
  3. Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, USA
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Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES)
OSTI Identifier:
1441230
Grant/Contract Number:  
FG02- 07ER15911
Resource Type:
Publisher's Accepted Manuscript
Journal Name:
Energy & Environmental Science
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Name: Energy & Environmental Science Journal Volume: 11 Journal Issue: 8; Journal ID: ISSN 1754-5692
Publisher:
Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC)
Country of Publication:
United Kingdom
Language:
English

Citation Formats

Yan, Zhifei, Zhu, Liang, Li, Yuguang C., Wycisk, Ryszard J., Pintauro, Peter N., Hickner, Michael A., and Mallouk, Thomas E. The balance of electric field and interfacial catalysis in promoting water dissociation in bipolar membranes. United Kingdom: N. p., 2018. Web. doi:10.1039/C8EE01192C.
Yan, Zhifei, Zhu, Liang, Li, Yuguang C., Wycisk, Ryszard J., Pintauro, Peter N., Hickner, Michael A., & Mallouk, Thomas E. The balance of electric field and interfacial catalysis in promoting water dissociation in bipolar membranes. United Kingdom. https://doi.org/10.1039/C8EE01192C
Yan, Zhifei, Zhu, Liang, Li, Yuguang C., Wycisk, Ryszard J., Pintauro, Peter N., Hickner, Michael A., and Mallouk, Thomas E. Mon . "The balance of electric field and interfacial catalysis in promoting water dissociation in bipolar membranes". United Kingdom. https://doi.org/10.1039/C8EE01192C.
@article{osti_1441230,
title = {The balance of electric field and interfacial catalysis in promoting water dissociation in bipolar membranes},
author = {Yan, Zhifei and Zhu, Liang and Li, Yuguang C. and Wycisk, Ryszard J. and Pintauro, Peter N. and Hickner, Michael A. and Mallouk, Thomas E.},
abstractNote = {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.},
doi = {10.1039/C8EE01192C},
journal = {Energy & Environmental Science},
number = 8,
volume = 11,
place = {United Kingdom},
year = {Mon Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 2018},
month = {Mon Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 2018}
}

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