(68b) Designing Membranes with Ion-Conducting Nanochannels
AIChE Annual Meeting
2014
2014 AIChE Annual Meeting
Separations Division
Membrane Research and Innovation Activities Around the World I
Monday, November 17, 2014 - 8:55am to 9:20am
Polymer electrolyte membranes have applications in energy storage and transformation devices, such as fuel cells, flow batteries, water electrolysis, or in water treatment processes such as desalination. The presence of ion-conducting nanochannels, which enable passage of hydrated ions, are important for efficient ion transport in these membranes. Some approaches to induce nanochannel formation using polymer architecture will be discussed.