Development of Quaternized Chitosan Integrated with Nanofibrous Polyacrylonitrile Mat as an Anion-Exchange Membrane
Aktilek Akhmetova, Bauyrzhan Myrzakhmetov, Yanwei Wang, Zhumabay Bakenov, Almаgul Mentbayeva
Abstract
at 80 °C, low swelling, and an almost eightfold increase in tensile strength at a fully hydrated state compared to pristine materials. Moreover, the CQCS/PAN membrane was chemically stable and revealed increasing hydroxide transport during 1 month immersion in alkaline media.
Topics & Concepts
PolyacrylonitrileMembraneSwellingMaterials scienceChitosanUltimate tensile strengthIon exchangePolymer chemistryChemical engineeringIonic conductivityDielectric spectroscopyElectrolyteNuclear chemistryComposite materialPolymerChemistryIonElectrodeOrganic chemistryElectrochemistryPhysical chemistryBiochemistryEngineeringFuel Cells and Related MaterialsMembrane-based Ion Separation TechniquesMembrane Separation Technologies