Capacitive Deionization as an Electrochemical Means of Saving Energy and Delivering Clean Water. Comparison to Present Desalination Practices: Will It Compete?
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CDI requires significant energy for electrode regeneration, making it less competitive than reverse osmosis in high-salinity contexts.
“CDI, in particular, requires significant energy for electrode regeneration, making it less competitive than reverse osmosis in high-salinity contexts”
From Electrochemical Direct Lithium Extraction: A Review of Electrodialysis and Capacitive Deionization Technologies (2025) · cites this paper as [115]
The energy efficiency of ED and CDI decreases with increasing salinity.
“their energy efficiency decreases with increasing salinity”
From Electrochemical Direct Lithium Extraction: A Review of Electrodialysis and Capacitive Deionization Technologies (2025) · cites this paper as [115]
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- Authors
- Anderson, M. A., Cudero, A. L., & Palma, J.
- Affiliations
- University of Wisconsin–Madison (US)
- Corresponding author
- Anderson, Marc A.
- ORCID
- Anderson, Marc A.
- Venue
- Electrochimica Acta
- Publisher
- Elsevier BV
- Published
- 2010-04
- Volume
- 55
- Issue
- 12
- Pages
- 3845-3856
- ISSN
- 0013-4686 (ISSN-L)
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- W1988414275
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- Topics
- Physical Sciences › Engineering › Biomedical Engineering › Membrane-based Ion Separation Techniques
- Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Water Science and Technology › Membrane Separation Technologies
- Physical Sciences › Engineering › Biomedical Engineering › Nanopore and Nanochannel Transport Studies
- Keywords
- capacitive deionization, desalination, energy consumption, water treatment, supercapacitors, electric double layer, ion removal, energy recovery, cost competitiveness, drinking water
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