A comprehensive review of microbial desalination cells for present and future challenges

AS Jatoi, Z Hashmi, SA Mazari, NM Mubarak, RR Karri… - Desalination, 2022 - Elsevier
Microbial desalination cell (MDC) is an emerging bio-electrochemical system technology
used for wastewater decontamination, seawater desalination, and co-energy production …

Blue energy generation by the temperature-dependent properties in funnel-shaped soft nanochannels

M Karimzadeh, M Khatibi, SN Ashrafizadeh… - Physical Chemistry …, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
Salinity energy generation (SEG) studies have only been done under isothermal conditions
at ambient temperature. The production of salinity energy can be improved under non …

Enhanced power generation and desalination rate in a novel quadruple microbial desalination cell with a single desalination chamber

T Jafary, A Al-Mamun, H Alhimali, MS Baawain… - … and Sustainable Energy …, 2020 - Elsevier
Microbial desalination cell (MDC) is considered as an eco-friendly technology for water
purification in which organic contaminants in wastewater are used as energy source to drive …

Maximum power and corresponding efficiency of an irreversible blue heat engine for harnessing waste heat and salinity gradient energy

J Lin, S Xie, CX Jiang, YF Sun, JC Chen… - Science China …, 2022 - Springer
In this study, a novel irreversible cyclic model of a capacitive mixing blue heat engine mainly
consisting of super capacitors, charging and discharging circuits, a heat source, as well as …

A scalable yarn-based biobattery for biochemical energy harvesting in smart textiles

Y Gao, JH Cho, J Ryu, S Choi - Nano Energy, 2020 - Elsevier
Fiber-based and fiber-formed power sources that can be seamlessly integrated into fabrics
are of great importance to the development of smart textiles. In this regard, possible use of …

Electrochemical cell recharging by solvent separation and transfer processes

Y Matsui, M Kawase, T Suzuki, S Tsushima - Scientific reports, 2022 - nature.com
Electrochemical conversion and storage of unutilized renewable energy will contribute to
decarbonization. Here, we create the concept of a liquid electrochemical cell that discharges …

Surveying manganese oxides as electrode materials for harnessing salinity gradient energy

J Fortunato, J Pena, S Benkaddour… - … science & technology, 2020 - ACS Publications
The potential energy contained in the controlled mixing of waters with different salt
concentrations (ie, salinity gradient energy) can theoretically provide a substantial fraction of …

Exploiting the waste heat in a proton exchange membrane fuel cell with a capacitive salinity/heat engine

W Sun, Y Huang, X Chen, Y Zou - Applied Thermal Engineering, 2024 - Elsevier
For fully utilizing the low-grade waste heat (LGWH) of the proton exchange membrane fuel
cell (PEMFC), a novel coupled system primarily involving a PEMFC and a capacitive …

Numerical Investigation of Flow Arrangement in Battery Electrode Deionization Stacks with Configurations of Plate Heat Exchangers

R Liu, Q Zhang, Y Shen, S Yao - Industrial & Engineering …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Capacitive deionization (CDI) is a technology that removes ions by the action of the electric
field. Battery electrode deionization (BDI) is distinguished from CDI by allowing continuous …

Optimizing Electrodeposited Manganese Oxide at Carbon Cloth Electrodes for Harvesting Salinity-Gradient Energy

J Fortunato, MB Sassin, CN Chervin… - Journal of The …, 2021 - iopscience.iop.org
Electrical power can be generated from the controlled mixing of salinity gradients when
solutions of differing salt concentration bathe opposing electrodes in a flow-cell …