Publication detail

Electrochemical and mechanical stability of ion-exchange membranes in alkaline solution

BULEJKO, P. STRÁNSKÁ, E. WEINERTOVÁ, K.

Original Title

Electrochemical and mechanical stability of ion-exchange membranes in alkaline solution

Type

journal article in Web of Science

Language

English

Original Abstract

This paper focuses on the transport and mechanical properties of ion-exchange membranes (IEMs) in an aqueous NaOH solution. Heterogeneous IEMs based on styrene-divinylbenzene and polyethylene reinforced with polyester (PES) or polyamide (PAD) fabric were studied. The IEMs were exposed to a 5% NaOH solution for 30 and 90 days and the changes in electrochemical resistance, transport number and permselectivity were evaluated. Moreover, the structure of the IEMs was observed after exposure and their mechanical properties were evaluated. The results show that a NaOH solution has the most damaging effect, especially to PES cloth and the membrane as whole, mainly due to dimensional changes. Furthermore, changes in electrochemical resistance were observed.

Keywords

Ion-exchange membrane, electrochemical properties, mechanical properties, sodium hydroxide

Authors

BULEJKO, P.; STRÁNSKÁ, E.; WEINERTOVÁ, K.

Released

3. 7. 2017

Publisher

Springer

ISBN

1336-9075

Periodical

Chemical Papers

Year of study

71

Number

7

State

Slovak Republic

Pages from

1303

Pages to

1309

Pages count

7

URL

http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11696-016-0122-3

BibTex

@article{BUT131091,
  author="BULEJKO, P. and STRÁNSKÁ, E. and WEINERTOVÁ, K.",
  title="Electrochemical and mechanical stability of ion-exchange membranes in alkaline solution",
  journal="Chemical Papers",
  year="2017",
  volume="71",
  number="7",
  pages="1303--1309",
  doi="10.1007/s11696-016-0122-3",
  issn="1336-9075",
  url="http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11696-016-0122-3"
}