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 …

Electrodialytic processes: Market overview, membrane phenomena, recent developments and sustainable strategies

L Bazinet, TR Geoffroy - Membranes, 2020 - mdpi.com
In the context of preserving and improving human health, electrodialytic processes are very
promising perspectives. Indeed, they allow the treatment of water, preservation of food …

Biomolecule-guided cation regulation for dendrite-free metal anodes

J Zhi, S Li, M Han, P Chen - Science Advances, 2020 - science.org
Lithium (Li) or zinc (Zn) metal anodes have attracted interest for battery research due to their
high theoretical capacities and low redox potentials. However, uncontrollable dendrite …

Rectification of concentration polarization in mesopores leads to high conductance ionic diodes and high performance osmotic power

CY Lin, C Combs, YS Su, LH Yeh… - Journal of the American …, 2019 - ACS Publications
Nanopores exhibit a set of interesting transport properties that stem from interactions of the
passing ions and molecules with the pore walls. Nanopores are used, for example, as ionic …

Effect of electroconvection and its use in intensifying the mass transfer in electrodialysis

VV Nikonenko, SA Mareev, ND Pis' Menskaya… - Russian Journal of …, 2017 - Springer
The modern concepts on the origin of electroconvection (EC) are surveyed briefly and the
known mechanisms of this phenomenon are classified. Factors that influence the EC …

Electroconvection near electrochemical interfaces: Experiments, modeling, and computation

A Mani, KM Wang - Annual Review of Fluid Mechanics, 2020 - annualreviews.org
Many electrochemical and microfluidic systems involve voltage-driven transport of ions from
a fluid electrolyte toward an ion-selective interface. These systems are governed by intimate …

Frontiers of membrane desalination processes for brackish water treatment: A review

S Honarparvar, X Zhang, T Chen, A Alborzi, K Afroz… - Membranes, 2021 - mdpi.com
Climate change, population growth, and increased industrial activities are exacerbating
freshwater scarcity and leading to increased interest in desalination of saline water. Brackish …

Electrokinetic phenomena enhanced lithium‐ion transport in leaky film for stable lithium metal anodes

G Li, Z Liu, D Wang, X He, S Liu, Y Gao… - Advanced Energy …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
The application of lithium (Li) metal anodes in Li metal batteries has been hindered by
growth of Li dendrites, which lead to short cycling life. Here a Li‐ion‐affinity leaky film as a …

Analysis of electrolyte transport through charged nanopores

PB Peters, R Van Roij, MZ Bazant, PM Biesheuvel - Physical review E, 2016 - APS
We revisit the classical problem of flow of electrolyte solutions through charged capillary
nanopores or nanotubes as described by the capillary pore model (also called “space …

Selective and chemical-free removal of toxic heavy metal cations from water using shock ion extraction

MA Alkhadra, ML Jordan, H Tian… - Environmental …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Electrochemical methods are known to have attractive features and capabilities when used
for ion separations and water purification. In this study, we developed a new process called …