Electrochemical methods for water purification, ion separations, and energy conversion

MA Alkhadra, X Su, ME Suss, H Tian, EN Guyes… - Chemical …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Agricultural development, extensive industrialization, and rapid growth of the global
population have inadvertently been accompanied by environmental pollution. Water …

Maximizing the right stuff: The trade-off between membrane permeability and selectivity

HB Park, J Kamcev, LM Robeson, M Elimelech… - Science, 2017 - science.org
BACKGROUND Synthetic membranes are used for desalination, dialysis, sterile filtration,
food processing, dehydration of air and other industrial, medical, and environmental …

Nanofluidics for osmotic energy conversion

Z Zhang, L Wen, L Jiang - Nature Reviews Materials, 2021 - nature.com
The osmotic pressure difference between river water and seawater is a promising source of
renewable energy. However, current osmotic energy conversion processes show limited …

A droplet-based electricity generator with high instantaneous power density

W Xu, H Zheng, Y Liu, X Zhou, C Zhang, Y Song… - Nature, 2020 - nature.com
Extensive efforts have been made to harvest energy from water in the form of raindrops,,,,–,
river and ocean waves,, tides and others,,,,,,–. However, achieving a high density of …

[HTML][HTML] Microbial fuel cells: From fundamentals to applications. A review

C Santoro, C Arbizzani, B Erable, I Ieropoulos - Journal of power sources, 2017 - Elsevier
Abstract In the past 10–15 years, the microbial fuel cell (MFC) technology has captured the
attention of the scientific community for the possibility of transforming organic waste directly …

Advancing osmotic power generation by covalent organic framework monolayer

J Yang, B Tu, G Zhang, P Liu, K Hu, J Wang… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
Osmotic power, also known as 'blue energy', is produced by mixing solutions of different salt
concentrations, and represents a vast, sustainable and clean energy source. The efficiency …

Microscopic simulations of electrochemical double-layer capacitors

G Jeanmairet, B Rotenberg, M Salanne - Chemical reviews, 2022 - ACS Publications
Electrochemical double-layer capacitors (EDLCs) are devices allowing the storage or
production of electricity. They function through the adsorption of ions from an electrolyte on …

Anion-exchange membranes in electrochemical energy systems

JR Varcoe, P Atanassov, DR Dekel… - Energy & …, 2014 - pubs.rsc.org
This article provides an up-to-date perspective on the use of anion-exchange membranes in
fuel cells, electrolysers, redox flow batteries, reverse electrodialysis cells, and …

Selectivity of ion exchange membranes: A review

T Luo, S Abdu, M Wessling - Journal of membrane science, 2018 - Elsevier
Ion exchange membranes (IEMs) have been established as a key component in industrial
water desalination and electrolysis processes. Thus, nowadays, they are being studied and …

Electrodialysis desalination for water and wastewater: A review

S Al-Amshawee, MYBM Yunus, AAM Azoddein… - Chemical Engineering …, 2020 - Elsevier
The principle of electrodialysis (ED) desalination was first presented in 1890 by Maigrot and
Sabates, and its development into industrial scale started for more than 50 years ago. The …