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Journal of Colloid and Interface Science, Vol.250, No.2, 507-509, 2002
Ionic rectification properties of a bipolar interface consisting of a cationic surfactant and cation-exchange membrane
A novel bipolar interface that consists of cationic surfactant and cation-exchange membrane was successfully prepared in an aqueous electrolyte system. This bipolar interface shows a ionic rectification behavior similar to that observed in bipolar membranes. However, different from bipolar membranes, this system has a total rectification behavior, where we cannot observe the occurrence of a water-splitting phenomenon, which always occurs in the bipolar membrane process under reverse bias conditions.
Keywords:bipolar interface;total rectification;cationic surfactant;cation-exchange membrane;bipolar membrane