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Characterization of Ethyl Bromide as a Liquid Anionic Membrane

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FROM studying the properties of ethyl bromide as a solvent we have found that tetraheptylammonium bromide, when dissolved in ethyl bromide, acquires the characteristics of a nearly ideal anionic membrane.

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GALLI, R., MUSSINI, T. Characterization of Ethyl Bromide as a Liquid Anionic Membrane. Nature 223, 178–179 (1969). https://doi.org/10.1038/223178a0

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