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Side-chain sulfonated copolymer cation exchange membranes for electro-driven desalination applications featured image

Side-chain sulfonated copolymer cation exchange membranes for electro-driven desalination applications

Cation exchange membranes prepared from random and multiblock side-chain sulfonated poly(ether sulfone)s have been characterised to evaluate their suitability for electrodialysis …

b.-m.-asquith
Removal of surfactant and capping agent from Pd nanocubes (Pd-NCs) using tert-butylamine: Its effect on electrochemical characteristics featured image

Removal of surfactant and capping agent from Pd nanocubes (Pd-NCs) using tert-butylamine: Its effect on electrochemical characteristics

Synthesis of shape-controlled nanoparticles of precious metals with defined size is well-established in the literature and the control over shape and size is achieved using …

n.-naresh
Towards new opportunities for reuse, recycling and disposal of used reverse osmosis membranes featured image

Towards new opportunities for reuse, recycling and disposal of used reverse osmosis membranes

In an effort to reduce its environmental impact, the desalination industry constantly seeks more sustainable operational and maintenance practices. Based on the increasing number …

w.-lawler

Review of fuels for direct carbon fuel cells

In this paper, the current status of direct carbon fuel cell (DCFC) technology has been reviewed. Recent promising advances in the design of fuel cells has resulted in a reprisal …

a.-c.-rady
Top-down patterning of Zeolitic Imidazolate Framework composite thin films by deep X-ray lithography featured image

Top-down patterning of Zeolitic Imidazolate Framework composite thin films by deep X-ray lithography

For the first time a top-down process was used to control the spatial location of Metal–Organic Frameworks on a surface. Deep X-ray lithography was utilised to micropattern a …

c.-dimitrakakis
Feasibility of zeolitic imidazolate framework membranes for clean energy applications featured image

Feasibility of zeolitic imidazolate framework membranes for clean energy applications

Gas separation technologies for carbon-free hydrogen and clean gaseous fuel production must efficiently perform the following separations: (1) H2/CO2 (and H2/N2) for pre-combustion …

a.-w.-thornton
Fabrication of polyethersulfone-mesoporous silica nanocomposite ultrafiltration membranes with antifouling properties featured image

Fabrication of polyethersulfone-mesoporous silica nanocomposite ultrafiltration membranes with antifouling properties

Fouling is regarded as the bottleneck in membrane filtration process. One of the practical strategies to decrease fouling is the use of advanced anti-biofouling membrane material. …

j.-huang
The effects of aspect ratio of inorganic fillers on the structure and property of composite ion-exchange membranes featured image

The effects of aspect ratio of inorganic fillers on the structure and property of composite ion-exchange membranes

A new type of nanocomposite ion-exchange membranes containing sulfonated polyethersulfone (sPES) polymer matrix and sulfonated surface-functionalized mesoporous silica (SS) …

c.-klaysom
Cost effective cation exchange membranes: A review featured image

Cost effective cation exchange membranes: A review

This paper will look at developments of new polymer electrolyte membranes to replace high cost ion exchange membranes such as Nafion®, Flemion® and Aciplex®. These perfluorinated …

r.-s.-l.-yee