Capacitive deionization with carbon aerogel electrodes: carbonate, sulfate, and phosphate

摘要

A process for the capacitive deionization of water with a stack of carbon aerogel electrodes has been developed by Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory. Unlike ion exchange, one of the more conventional deionization processes, no chemicals are required for regeneration of the system. Electricity is used instead. Water with various anions and cations is pumped through the electrochemical cell. After polarization, ions are electrostatically removed from the water and held in the electric double layers formed at the surfaces of electrodes. The water leaving the cell is purified, as desired. The effects of cell votlage on the electrosorption capacities for Na_2SO_4, Na_3PO_4 and Na_2CO_3 have been investigated and are reported here. Results for NaCl and NaNO_3 have been reported previously.