Aplicación de técnicas de impedancia espectroscópica para la determinación de resistencias internas de separadores basados en líquidos iónicos

  1. María José Salar García 1
  2. Víctor Manuel Ortiz Martínez 1
  3. Antonia Pérez de los Ríos 2
  4. Francisco José Hernández Fernández 1
  1. 1 Universidad Politécnica de Cartagena
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    Universidad Politécnica de Cartagena

    Cartagena, España

    ROR https://ror.org/02k5kx966

  2. 2 Universidad de Murcia
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    Universidad de Murcia

    Murcia, España

    ROR https://ror.org/03p3aeb86

Journal:
Anuario de Jóvenes Investigadores

ISSN: 2386-3676

Year of publication: 2015

Volume: 8

Pages: 33-35

Type: Article

More publications in: Anuario de Jóvenes Investigadores

Abstract

Many researchers indicate Microbial Fuel Cells (MFCs) as systems that may be potential substitutes for fossil fuels. One of the key factors for designing these devices is the separator since it affects directly their performance. In this work a method based on impedance spectroscopy has been used to calculate the internal resistance of polymer inclusion membranes (PIM) based on a selection of ionic liquids. The results show that this technique is suitable for predicting the performance of MFCs using the PIMs prepared. Among the ionic liquids studied, triisobutyl-(methyl)-phosphonium tosylate, [PI4,I4,I4,1+ ][TOS-]) showed the highest performance and similar chemical oxygen demand removal to Nafion®117.