Improved capacitive deionization performance of mixed hydrophobic/hydrophilic activated carbon electrodes

Journal of Physics Condensed Matter

Volumn 28, Issue 11, 2016, Pages

  Aslan, M ^a   Zeiger, M ^a,b   Jackel N ^a,b   Grobelsek, I ^a   Weingarth, D ^a   Presser, V ^a,b  

^a INM LEIBNIZ INSTITUTE FOR NEW MATERIALS   (Germany)

^b SAARLAND UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

capacitive deionization; physical activation; porous carbon; water desalination; wetting behavior

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATED CARBON; CARBON DIOXIDE; CHEMICAL ACTIVATION; DESALINATION; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; HYDROPHOBICITY; PORE STRUCTURE; POROSITY; POROUS MATERIALS; SALT REMOVAL; WATER FILTRATION;

CAPACITIVE DEIONIZATION; PHYSICAL ACTIVATION; POROUS CARBONS; WATER DESALINATION; WETTING BEHAVIOR;

ELECTRODES;

EID: 84959432868     PISSN: 09538984     EISSN: 1361648X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0953-8984/28/11/114003     Document Type: Article

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