Carbon materials for water desalination by capacitive deionization

Michio Inagaki; HUANG Zheng-hong

doi:10.1016/S1872-5805(23)60736-X

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Michio Inagaki, HUANG Zheng-hong. Carbon materials for water desalination by capacitive deionization. New Carbon Mater., 2023, 38(3): 405-437. doi: 10.1016/S1872-5805(23)60736-X

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Michio Inagaki, HUANG Zheng-hong. Carbon materials for water desalination by capacitive deionization. New Carbon Mater., 2023, 38(3): 405-437. doi: 10.1016/S1872-5805(23)60736-X

Michio Inagaki, HUANG Zheng-hong. Carbon materials for water desalination by capacitive deionization. New Carbon Mater., 2023, 38(3): 405-437. doi: 10.1016/S1872-5805(23)60736-X

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Michio Inagaki, HUANG Zheng-hong. Carbon materials for water desalination by capacitive deionization. New Carbon Mater., 2023, 38(3): 405-437. doi: 10.1016/S1872-5805(23)60736-X

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Carbon materials for water desalination by capacitive deionization

doi: 10.1016/S1872-5805(23)60736-X

Michio Inagaki^{1
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HUANG Zheng-hong^{2
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Hokkaido University, 228-7399 Nakagawa, Hosoe-cho, Kita-ku, Hamamatsu 431-1304, Japan
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Key Laboratory of Advanced Materials (MOE), School of Materials Science and Engineering, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China)

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Corresponding author: Michio Inagaki, Professor. E-mail: im-ii@ace.ocn.ne.jp; HUANG Zheng-hong, Professor. E-mail: zhhuang@mail.tsinghua.edu.cn
Received Date: 2023-01-27
Accepted Date: 2023-04-06
Rev Recd Date: 2023-04-04

Available Online: 2023-04-11

Publish Date: 2023-06-01

Abstract

Abstract

Recent developments on the capacitive deionization (CDI) technique for water desalination are reviewed with a focus on carbon as the electrode material. The capacity and rate of salt adsorption and charge efficiency of various types of CDI cells, i.e. flow-by, membrane, flow-through-electrode, and flowing electrode cells are compared. Various carbon electrode materials for capacitor-type and battery-type cells are discussed. The flowing electrode cell with the short-circuit operation mode seems to be the most promising one for practical applications.
- Carbon materials,
- Capacitive deionization,
- Water desalination,
- Capacitor-type,
- Battery-type

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