Acid catalysed cross-linking of poly vinyl alcohol (PVA) by glutaraldehyde: effect of crosslink density on the characteristics of PVA membranes used in single chambered microbial fuel cells

RSC Advances ◽  
2015 ◽  
Vol 5 (101) ◽  
pp. 83436-83447 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ruchira Rudra ◽  
Vikash Kumar ◽  
Patit Paban Kundu

In the present study, acid catalysed cross-linking of poly vinyl alcohol (PVA) with varying concentrations of glutaraldehyde was analyzed and the cross-linked PVAs were utilized as membrane separators in single chambered microbial fuel cells (MFCs).

RSC Advances ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 6 (47) ◽  
pp. 41428-41438 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jingmei Xu ◽  
Hongzhe Ni ◽  
Xueyan Luo ◽  
Zhe Wang ◽  
Huixuan Zhang

The cross-linking structures and introduced PVA effectively blocked the transmission channel of methanol and inhibited the infiltration of methanol.


RSC Advances ◽  
2015 ◽  
Vol 5 (6) ◽  
pp. 4659-4663 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hu-Chun Tao ◽  
Xiao-Nan Sun ◽  
Ying Xiong

A novel titanium dioxide (TiO2)–quaternized poly(vinyl alcohol) (QAPVA) hybrid anion exchange membrane (T membrane) is prepared, and its feasibility for use in microbial fuel cells (MFCs) is investigated in this study.


2020 ◽  
Vol 162 ◽  
pp. 71-80
Author(s):  
Tao Shui ◽  
Vinay Khatri ◽  
Michael Chae ◽  
Shahabaddine Sokhansanj ◽  
Phillip Choi ◽  
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