Multicomponent transport of methanol and acetate in a series of crosslinked PEGDA-AMPS cation exchange membranes
By Kim, Jung Min; Dobyns, Breanna M.; Zhao, Rong; Beckingham, Bryan S.
Published in Journal of Membrane Science
Journal of Membrane Science
2020
Abstract
Abstract Multicomponent transport through hydrated dense membranes is utilized in many applications, including photoelectrochemical CO2 reduction cells. One of the main challenges in these devices is to design an ion exchange membrane that minimizes crossover of CO2 reduction products, such as methanol and acetate, while maintaining sufficient ionic conductivity. Previously, the transport behavior of a sulfonated cation exchange membrane, Nafion