[HTML][HTML] Bipolar membranes: A review on principles, latest developments, and applications

R Pärnamäe, S Mareev, V Nikonenko… - Journal of Membrane …, 2021 - Elsevier
Bipolar membranes (BPMs) are a special class of ion-exchange membranes constituted by
a cation-and an anion-exchange layer, allowing the generation of protons and hydroxide …

Progress in the modification of polyvinyl chloride (PVC) membranes: A performance review for wastewater treatment

T Ahmad, C Guria - Journal of Water Process Engineering, 2022 - Elsevier
Various industries generate a considerable volume of wastewater containing toxic
contaminants, arsenic, dyes, heavy metals, perchlorate, oil from multiple sectors. Among …

Continuous ammonia electrosynthesis using physically interlocked bipolar membrane at 1000 mA cm−2

Z Xu, L Wan, Y Liao, M Pang, Q Xu, P Wang… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Electrosynthesis of ammonia from nitrate reduction receives extensive attention recently for
its relatively mild conditions and clean energy requirements, while most existed …

Recent advances in bipolar membrane design and applications

PK Giesbrecht, MS Freund - Chemistry of Materials, 2020 - ACS Publications
Integration of bipolar membranes (BPMs) into electrochemical cells is an established
method for acid and base generation, as well as desalinization methods. More recently …

Catalytic proton–hydroxide recombination for forward-bias bipolar membranes

JB Mitchell, L Chen, K Langworthy, K Fabrizio… - ACS Energy …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Bipolar membranes (BPMs) can generate steady-state pH gradients in electrochemical cells,
enabling half-reactions to occur in different pH environments, and are thus of broad interest …

Freestanding bipolar membranes with an electrospun junction for high current density water splitting

D Powers, AN Mondal, Z Yang, R Wycisk… - … Applied Materials & …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Freestanding bipolar membranes (BPMs) with an extended-area water splitting junction
were fabricated utilizing electrospinning. The junction layer was composed of a mixed fiber …

Performance of five commercial bipolar membranes under forward and reverse bias conditions for acid-base flow battery applications

E Al-Dhubhani, R Pärnamäe, JW Post… - Journal of Membrane …, 2021 - Elsevier
The list of bipolar membrane (BPM) applications is constantly growing, thanks to the ability
of BPMs to enhance water dissociation at low voltage losses and maintain a stable pH …

Ether-free polymer based bipolar electrolyte membranes without an interlayer catalyst for water electrolysis with durability at a high current density

Y Jeon, VDC Tinh, VD Thuc, D Kim - Chemical Engineering Journal, 2023 - Elsevier
In this study, bipolar membranes (BPMs) were fabricated employing the sulfonated poly
(fluorine biphenyl indole) based proton exchange membrane (PEM) and the poly (arylene …

Potential of montmorillonite nanoclay as water dissociation catalyst at the interface of bipolar membrane

B Eswaraswamy, A Suhag, P Goel, P Mandal… - Separation and …, 2022 - Elsevier
Bipolar membranes (BPM) containing montmorillonite (MMT) nanoclay interface as water
dissociation catalyst was synthesized using sulfonated polyether-ether ketone (SPEEK) as …

Combined Electrospinning–Electrospraying for High-Performance Bipolar Membranes with Incorporated MCM-41 as Water Dissociation Catalysts

E Al-Dhubhani, M Tedesco, WM de Vos… - ACS Applied Materials …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Electrospinning has been demonstrated as a very promising method to create bipolar
membranes (BPMs), especially as it allows three-dimensional (3D) junctions of entangled …