Functional materials in desalination: A review

SF Anis, R Hashaikeh, N Hilal - Desalination, 2019 - Elsevier
This paper reviews various functional materials used in desalination. Desalination of the
abundant seawater resource has emerged as a promising technology to meet the current …

Microbial desalination cells for water purification and power generation: A critical review

M Tawalbeh, A Al-Othman, K Singh, I Douba… - Energy, 2020 - Elsevier
The modern society's sustainable development and the ever-increasing population growth
are facing the serious challenge of shortage in water resources. The solution to this global …

Comparison of energy consumption in desalination by capacitive deionization and reverse osmosis

M Qin, A Deshmukh, R Epsztein, SK Patel… - Desalination, 2019 - Elsevier
Capacitive deionization (CDI), which is based on the electrosorption of ions by porous
electrodes, is an emerging technology for brackish water desalination. Understanding the …

Recent progress in environmentally friendly bio-electrochemical devices for simultaneous water desalination and wastewater treatment

ET Sayed, N Shehata, MA Abdelkareem… - Science of The Total …, 2020 - Elsevier
Bio-electrochemical systems (BESs) use electroactive micro-organisms for degrading
organic materials in wastes for energy and/or chemical production. Microbial based …

Critical review of bioelectrochemical systems integrated with membrane-based technologies for desalination, energy self-sufficiency, and high-efficiency water and …

E Yang, KJ Chae, MJ Choi, Z He, IS Kim - Desalination, 2019 - Elsevier
Bioelectrochemical systems (BESs) are versatile electrochemical technologies that use
microbial catalysts for simultaneously harvesting energy and treating wastewater. However …

Microbial fuel cell for wastewater treatment as power plant in smart grids: Utopia or reality?

GJ Tsekouras, PM Deligianni, FD Kanellos… - Frontiers in Energy …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Microbial fuel cells (MFCs) have undergone great technological development in the last 20
years, but very little has been done to commercialize them. The simultaneous power …

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 …

Advances in polymeric cation exchange membranes for electrodialysis: An overview

AK Thakur, M Malmali - Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering, 2022 - Elsevier
Highlights•This review addresses the current status of the state-of-the-art cation exchange
membranes (CEMs).•The progress in designing homogeneous, heterogeneous, and surface …

A state-of-the-art review on microbial desalination cells

LKS Gujjala, D Dutta, P Sharma, D Kundu, DVN Vo… - Chemosphere, 2022 - Elsevier
The rapid growth in population has increased the demand for potable water. Available
technologies for its generation are the desalination of sea water through reverse osmosis …

Prospective review on bioelectrochemical systems for wastewater treatment: achievements, hindrances and role in sustainable environment

S Varjani - Science of The Total Environment, 2022 - Elsevier
Bioelectrochemical systems (BESs) are a relatively new arena for producing bioelectricity,
desalinating sea water, and treating industrial effluents by removing organic matter …