Applications of capacitive deionization: Desalination, softening, selective removal, and energy efficiency

J Choi, P Dorji, HK Shon, S Hong - Desalination, 2019 - Elsevier
Capacitive deionization (CDI) has attracted a great attention as a promising desalination
technology, and studies on CDI have increased significantly in the last ten years. However …

Modification strategies to enhance electrosorption performance of activated carbon electrodes for capacitive deionization applications

O Sufiani, J Elisadiki, RL Machunda… - Journal of …, 2019 - Elsevier
Capacitive deionization (CDI) is the competitive technology for water desalination which
appears to become an alternative to conventional methods such as ion exchange resins …

Attractive forces in microporous carbon electrodes for capacitive deionization

PM Biesheuvel, S Porada, M Levi… - Journal of solid state …, 2014 - Springer
The recently developed modified Donnan (mD) model provides a simple and useful
description of the electrical double layer in microporous carbon electrodes, suitable for …

Fluoride and nitrate removal from brackish groundwaters by batch-mode capacitive deionization

W Tang, P Kovalsky, D He, TD Waite - Water research, 2015 - Elsevier
Capacitive deionization (CDI) is an emerging water desalination technology in which pairs
of porous electrodes are electrically charged to remove ionic species from water. In this …

Enhanced charge efficiency and reduced energy use in capacitive deionization by increasing the discharge voltage

T Kim, JE Dykstra, S Porada, A Van Der Wal… - Journal of colloid and …, 2015 - Elsevier
Capacitive deionization (CDI) is an electrochemical method for water desalination using
porous carbon electrodes. A key parameter in CDI is the charge efficiency, Λ, which is the …

A study of electrosorption selectivity of anions by activated carbon electrodes in capacitive deionization

Z Chen, H Zhang, C Wu, Y Wang, W Li - Desalination, 2015 - Elsevier
The capacitive deionization (CDI) performance of activated carbon electrodes with various
anions and competitive electrosorption between two anions in mixed solution were studied …

Effects of the hydration ratio on the electrosorption selectivity of ions during capacitive deionization

Y Li, C Zhang, Y Jiang, TJ Wang, H Wang - Desalination, 2016 - Elsevier
The electrosorption performances of different ions in a capacitive deionization process were
studied. The hydration ratio, ie, the ratio of hydrated radius to ion radius, significantly affects …

Towards attaining SDG 6: the opportunities available for capacitive deionization technology to provide clean water to the African population

O Sufiani, MG Sahini, J Elisadiki - Environmental Research, 2023 - Elsevier
The unavailability of clean water caused by population growth, increased industrial
activities, and global climate change is a major challenge in many communities. A number of …

Investigation of fluoride removal from low-salinity groundwater by single-pass constant-voltage capacitive deionization

W Tang, P Kovalsky, B Cao, TD Waite - Water research, 2016 - Elsevier
Capacitive deionization (CDI) is attracting increasing attention as an emerging technology
for the facile removal of ionic species from water. In this work, the feasibility of fluoride …

Seawater desalination by over-potential membrane capacitive deionization: Opportunities and hurdles

K Tang, Y Kim, J Chang, RT Mayes, J Gabitto… - Chemical engineering …, 2019 - Elsevier
The salt removal capacity (SRC) of the carbon electrodes in membrane capacitive
deionization (MCDI) is limited by the applied potential (< 1.6 V). Thus, enhancement of the …