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A Novel Integrated Flow-Electrode Capacitive Deionization and Flow Cathode System for Nitrate Removal and Ammonia Generation from Simulated Groundwater

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ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
卷 57, 期 39, 页码 14726-14736

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AMER CHEMICAL SOC
DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.3c03922

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Integrated flow electrode cell; Hardness cations; Nitrate electroreduction; Ammonia; FCDI

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A novel three-chambered flow electrode unit is proposed for continuous nitrate removal and ammonia generation from nitrate contaminated groundwater, without the need for additional chemicals or electrolytes.
Electrochemical reduction of nitrate is a promising method for the removal of nitrate from contaminated groundwater. However, the presence of hardness cations (Ca2+ and Mg2+) in groundwaters hampers the electroreduction of nitrate as a result of the precipitation of carbonate-containing solids of these elements on the cathode surface. Thus, some pretreatment process is required to remove unwanted hardness cations. Herein, we present a proof-of-concept of a novel three-chambered flow electrode unit, constituting a flow electrode capacitive deionization (FCDI) unit and a flow cathode (FC) unit, which achieves cation removal, nitrate capture and reduction, and ammonia generation in a single cell without the need for any additional chemicals/electrolyte. The addition of the FCDI unit not only achieves removal of hardness cations but also concentrates the nitrate ions and other anions, which facilitates nitrate reduction in the subsequent FC unit. Results show that the FCDI cell voltage influences electrode stability but has a minimal impact on the overall nitrate removal performance. The concentration of coexisting anions influences the nitrate removal due to competitive sorption of anions on the electrode surface. Our results further show that stable electrochemical performance was obtained over 26 h of operation. Overall, this study provides a scalable strategy for continuous nitrate electroreduction and ammonia generation from nitrate contaminated groundwaters containing hardness ions.

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