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(Membrane) Attack of the Killer Radicals

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 February 2011

Ned Emidio Cipollini
Ned Emidio Cipollini*
Affiliation:
cipollne@utrc.utc.com, United Technologies Research Center, Physical Sciences, 411 Silver Lane, East Hartford, CT, 06108, United States, 860 610 7402, 860 660 1063
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Abstract

The conventional Fenton mechanism is reviewed and then slightly modified to incorporate additional data. Following the DuPont attack mechanism closely, we explain why the FER is proportional to the carboxylic acid end-group concentration in Fenton tests. We then make a case that in-cell testing introduces additional decay reactions operating locally in the membrane. These additional reactions explain the shape of the FER vs. time curve and why the FER is nearly independent of the carboxylate end group concentration. A semi-quantitative model is introduced to support the self consistency of the proposed reaction scheme.

Keywords

polymerchemical reactionionic conductor
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Research Article
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MRS Online Proceedings Library (OPL) , Volume 885: Symposium A – The Hydrogen Cycle – Generation, Storage and Fuel Cells , 2005 , 0885-A01-06
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Copyright © Materials Research Society 2006

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