Fig. 1: Simplistic SCBM formation route and water dissociation mechanism.
From: Shielded goethite catalyst that enables fast water dissociation in bipolar membranes
a Schematic showing the four in-situ chemical steps such as ANI seeding (Stage 1), growth of pre-PANI shield (Stage 2), synthesis of the catalyst nanoparticles (Stage 3), growth of post-PANI shield (Stage 4) and the fifth step for physical infusion of QPPO solution into the catalytic junction to form AEL (Stage 5) sequentially construct an SCBM. b An illustration exhibiting diffusion of water molecules through the cyan CEL and yellow AEL into the catalytic junction, wherein the applied reverse bias electric potential dissociating the feedwater and bringing the produced proton-hydroxide ions out of the catalytic junction.
