ELECTROLYTIC DISSOCIATION OF WATER-MOLECULES IN SYSTEMS COMPRISING SOLUTIONS AND MA-40 ANION-EXCHANGE MEMBRANES MODIFIED WITH TRANSITION-METAL IONS

The rates of dissociation of water molecules close lo the surface of a n MA-40 membrane were studied with respect to the influence of complex compounds formed between ionogenic groups of the membrane and transit ion metal ions Cu2+, Fe3+, Co2+, and Ni2+. The effective transport num bers of Cl-, OH-, and Na+ ions were measured in a membrane modified wi th transition metal ions and placed in 0.01 M NaCl solution. A mechani sm for dissociation of the water molecules in the electric field was s uggested which involves the complex compounds formed between the trans ition metal ions and the amino groups of the MA-40 membrane.