Dye-sensitized ion-pumping membranes and methods of preparing said membranes are described herein. A regenerative and reversible photoactive dye is covalently-bonded to membrane or separator for ion-pumping. The photoactive dye-functionalized membranes can be arranged with other ion-exchange membranes, which serve as selective contacts to afford photovoltaic action and therefore form a power-producing membrane that pumps ions for use in driving an ion-exchange or ion-transport process, such as desalination and electrodialysis.
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染料敏化离子泵膜和制备所述膜的方法。可再生和可逆的光敏
染料与膜或分离器共价键合,用于离子泵。光敏
染料功能化膜可与其他离子交换膜排列在一起,作为选择性接触以提供光生伏打作用,从而形成一种泵送离子的发电膜,用于驱动离子交换或离子传输过程,如海
水淡化和电渗析。