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| Nano-ZnO-CeO2 coupled semiconductor was added into the chitosan(CS) anion exchange membrane layer to prepare the PVA-CMC/nano-ZnO-CeO2-CS (here, PVA: polyvinyl alcohol; CMC: carboxymethyl cellulose) bipolar membrane(BPM), and the prepared BPM was characterized by SEM, J-V characteristics, electronic universal testing machine, contact angle measurement and so on. Experimental results showed that nano-ZnO-CeO2 exhibited better photocatalytic property for water splitting at the interlayer of BPM than nano-ZnO or nano-CeO2, which could greatly reduce the membrane impedance of the BPM. Under the irradiation of high-pressure mercury lamps, the cell voltage of PVA-CMC/ nano-ZnO-CeO2-CS BPM decreased by 0.7V at the current density of 60mA/cm2, and the cell voltages of PVA-CMC/ nano-ZnO-CS BPM and PVA-CMC/ nano-CeO2-CS BPM were only reduced by 0.3V and 0.5V, respectively. Furthermore, the hydrophilicity, and mechanical properties of the modified BPM were increased.) |
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| Keywords:Bipolar membrane; Photocatalysis; Water splitting; nano-ZnO; nano-CeO2 |
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