Ion exchange membranes (IEMs) have been established as a key component in industrial
water desalination and electrolysis processes. Thus, nowadays, they are being studied and …

Perfluorosulphonic acid-based membranes such as Nafion are widely used in fuel cell
applications. However, these membranes have several drawbacks, including high expense …

The selective separation of metal species from various sources is highly desirable in
applications such as hydrometallurgy, water treatment, and energy production but also …

Thick electrodes can substantially enhance the overall energy density of batteries. However,
insufficient wettability of aqueous electrolytes toward electrodes with conventional …

Highlights•This review addresses the current status of the state-of-the-art cation exchange
membranes (CEMs).•The progress in designing homogeneous, heterogeneous, and surface …

A series of novel ionic cross-linked chitosan (CS) based hybrid nanocomposites were
prepared by using polyaniline/nano silica (PAni/SiO 2) as inorganic filler and sulfuric acid as …

Graphene oxide (GO) was modified by sodium tripolyphosphate (NaTPP) via a grafting
method and applied as a nanofiller for fabricating mixed matrix polyvinylidene fluoride …

Surplus demand for freshwater gained considerable attention towards the development of
desalination technologies, of those electrodialysis proved to be able to brackish water …

Phosphorated graphene oxide (PGO) was used to prepare polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF)-
based cation-exchange membrane for the electrodialysis (ED) process. The influences of …

Novel electrospun nanofibrous microfiltration membranes (ENMs) are fabricated by using
sulfonated polyvinylidene fluoride (S-PVDF)/PVDF and S-PVDF/PVDF/graphene oxide (GO) …