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Insufficient desorption of ions in constant-current membrane capacitive deionization (MCDI): Problems and solutions

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WATER RESEARCH
卷 242, 期 -, 页码 -

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PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2023.120273

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Membrane capacitive deionization; Electrode regeneration; Ion accumulation; Insufficient desorption; Performance degradation

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This study evaluates the desalination performance of MCDI using feed solutions with different levels of hardness. It is found that the increase of hardness leads to performance degradation. The performance can be improved by reducing the current and discharging the cell to a negative potential.
Membrane capacitive deionization (MCDI) is a water desalination technology that involves the removal of charged ions from water under an electric field. While constant-current MCDI coupled with stopped-flow during ion discharge is expected to exhibit high water recovery and good performance stability, previous studies have typically been undertaken using NaCl solutions only with limited investigation of MCDI performance using multielectrolyte solutions. In the present work, the desalination performance of MCDI was evaluated using feed solutions with different levels of hardness. The increase of hardness resulted in the degradation of desalination performance with the desalination time (& UDelta;td), total removed charge, water recovery (WR) and productivity decreasing by 20.5%, 21.8%, 3.8% and 3.2%, respectively. A more serious degradation of WR and productivity would be caused if & UDelta;td decreases further. Analysis of the voltage profiles and effluent ion concentrations reveal that the insufficient desorption of divalent ions at constant-current discharge to 0 V was the principal reason for the degradation of performance. The & UDelta;td and WR can be improved by discharging the cell using a lower current but the productivity decreased by 15.7% on decreasing the discharging current from 161 to 107 mA. Discharging the cell to a negative potential was shown to be a better option with the & UDelta;td, total removed charge, WR and productivity increasing by 27.4%, 23.9%, 3.6% and 5.3%, respectively, when the cell was discharged to a minimum voltage of - 0.3 V. Use of such a method should be feasible for operation of full scale MCDI plants and would be expected to lead to better regeneration of the electrode, improved desalination performance and, potentially, a significant reduction in the need for use of clean-in-place procedures.

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