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Research Articles

Fabrication of dense anion exchange membranes by filling polymer matrix into quaternized branched polyethyleneimine @cellulose aerogel through in-situ polymerization

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Pages 764-777 | Received 11 Jul 2023, Accepted 31 Aug 2023, Published online: 22 Sep 2023

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