Transport of gold across composite poly(bithiophene) membranes

Authors

Jie Ding, University of Wollongong
William E. Price, University of WollongongFollow
Stephen Ralph, University of WollongongFollow
Gordon G. Wallace, University of WollongongFollow

RIS ID

6572

Publication Details

Ding, J., Price, W. E., Ralph, S. F. & Wallace, G. G. (2001). Transport of gold across composite poly(bithiophene) membranes. Synthetic Metals, 119 (1-3), 357-358.

Abstract

Transport of gold across composite poly(bithiophene) membranes has been achieved using electrochemical methods. The mechanism of gold transport involves an initial redox reaction between the polymer and gold ions in solution which results in the deposition of gold metal on the membrane.