Capillarity ion concentration polarization as spontaneous desalting mechanism

Sungmin Park; Yeonsu Jung; Seok Young Son; Inhee Cho; Youngrok Cho; Hyomin Lee; Ho-Young Kim; Sung Jae Kim

doi:10.1038/ncomms11223

Nature Communications (Apr 2016)

Capillarity ion concentration polarization as spontaneous desalting mechanism

Sungmin Park,
Yeonsu Jung,
Seok Young Son,
Inhee Cho,
Youngrok Cho,
Hyomin Lee,
Ho-Young Kim,
Sung Jae Kim

Affiliations

Sungmin Park: Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Seoul National University
Yeonsu Jung: Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Seoul National University
Seok Young Son: Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Seoul National University
Inhee Cho: Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Seoul National University
Youngrok Cho: Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Seoul National University
Hyomin Lee: Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Seoul National University
Ho-Young Kim: Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Seoul National University
Sung Jae Kim: Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Seoul National University

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms11223
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 7, no. 1
pp. 1 – 9

Abstract

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The great demand for freshwater for sustaining life on Earth calls for smart solutions to purify ocean water with minimal energy consumption. Here, Park et al. show a passive desalination method via ion concentration polarization generated by capillary-driven flow through ion-selective hydrogels.

Published in Nature Communications

ISSN: 2041-1723 (Online)
Publisher: Nature Portfolio
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Science
Website: https://www.nature.com/ncomms/

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