Thermodynamic, energy efficiency, and power density analysis of reverse electrodialysis power generation with natural salinity gradients

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 48, Issue 9, 2014, Pages 4925-4936

  Yip, Ngai Yin ^a   Vermaas, David A ^b,c   Nijmeijer, Kitty ^c   Elimelech, Menachem ^a  

^a Yale University   (United States)

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

^c UNIVERSITY OF TWENTE   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONVERSION EFFICIENCY; ELECTRODIALYSIS; GIBBS FREE ENERGY; ION EXCHANGE MEMBRANES; MIXING; RIVERS; SEAWATER; STATISTICAL MECHANICS;

ENERGY EFFICIENCY ANALYSIS; GIBBS FREE ENERGY OF MIXING; IRREVERSIBLE PROCESS; MEMBRANE CONDUCTIVITY; POWER-DENSITY PROFILES; REVERSE ELECTRODIALYSIS; REVERSIBLE THERMODYNAMICS; SUSTAINABLE POWER GENERATION;

ENERGY EFFICIENCY;

RIVER WATER; SEA WATER;

ELECTROKINESIS; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; GIBBS FREE ENERGY; ION EXCHANGE; MEMBRANE; MIXING; POWER GENERATION; RIVER WATER; SEA SURFACE SALINITY; THERMODYNAMICS; WATER FLOW;

ARTICLE; CONDUCTANCE; ELECTRODIALYSIS; ELECTROOSMOSIS; ENERGY CONVERSION; ION EXCHANGE; ION TRANSPORT; MEMBRANE CONDUCTANCE; MEMBRANE RESISTANCE; REVERSE ELECTRODIALYSIS; SALINITY; THERMODYNAMICS;

DIALYSIS; ELECTRICITY; FRESH WATER; ION EXCHANGE; MEMBRANES, ARTIFICIAL; MODELS, THEORETICAL; OSMOSIS; RIVERS; SALINITY; SEAWATER; THERMODYNAMICS;

EID: 84899847107     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: 15205851     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es5005413     Document Type: Article

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