Impact of wire geometry in energy extraction from salinity differences using capacitive technology

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 46, Issue 21, 2012, Pages 12203-12208

  Sales, Bruno B ^a,b   Burheim, Odne S ^b,c   Liu, Fei ^a,b   Schaetzle, Olivier ^b   Buisman, Cees J N ^a,b   Hamelers, Hubertus V M ^a,b  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b EUROPEAN CENTRE OF EXCELLENCE FOR SUSTAINABLE WATER TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

^c NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANALYTICAL EVALUATION; DONNAN POTENTIAL; ELECTRICAL MEASUREMENT; ENERGY EXTRACTION; FLAT PLATE; INTERNAL RESISTANCE; POROUS CARBON ELECTRODES; RIVER WATER; SUSTAINABLE POWER GENERATION; WIRE GEOMETRIES;

ION EXCHANGE; ION EXCHANGE MEMBRANES;

ELECTRODES;

RIVER WATER; SEA WATER;

ELECTRODE; GEOMETRY; GIBBS FREE ENERGY; ION EXCHANGE; MEMBRANE; POROUS MEDIUM; POWER GENERATION; RIVER WATER; SALINITY; SEAWATER;

ARTICLE; CAPACITIVE DONNAN POTENTIAL; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; ELECTRODE; ENERGY RESOURCE; ENERGY TRANSFER; ENERGY YIELD; GEOMETRY; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; MEASUREMENT; SALINITY;

ELECTRIC CAPACITANCE; ELECTRODES; ENERGY-GENERATING RESOURCES; FRESH WATER; SALINITY; SEAWATER;

EID: 84868560587     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: 15205851     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es302169c     Document Type: Article

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