Ionic diodes and ionic rectifiers in water desalination

Frank Marken; Elena Madrid; Barak D.B. Aaronson; Yuanyang Rong; Neil B. Mckeown

Ionic diodes and ionic rectifiers in water desalination

Frank Marken, Elena Madrid, Barak D.B. Aaronson, Yuanyang Rong, Neil B. Mckeown

Edinburgh Napier University

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Abstract

Recent progress in ionic rectifier technology suggests that elementary devices based on microholes (5 to 40 μm diameter in 5 μm thick poly-ethylene-terephthalate or PET) are feasible based on, for example, highly conducting ionomers such as Nafion^®. The main component to consider is the ionic diode (as "cationic diode" or "anionc diode"). The mechanism for the rectification effect can be traced back to a combination of ionomer conductivity (in the "open diode" state) and geometry-induced concentration polarization (in the "closed diode" state). This report describes state-of-the-art devices and it explores potential for applications of ionic rectifiers in water purification.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Materials for Energy, Efficiency and Sustainability - TechConnect Briefs 2017
Subtitle of host publication	Volume 2
Publisher	TechConnect
Pages	235-238
Number of pages	4
ISBN (Print)	978-0-9975117-9-6
Publication status	Published - 2017
Event	11th Annual TechConnect World Innovation Conference and Expo, Held Jointly with the 20th Annual Nanotech Conference and Expo, and the 2017 National SBIR/STTR Conference - Washington, USA United States Duration: 14 May 2017 → 17 May 2017

Conference

Conference	11th Annual TechConnect World Innovation Conference and Expo, Held Jointly with the 20th Annual Nanotech Conference and Expo, and the 2017 National SBIR/STTR Conference
Country/Territory	USA United States
City	Washington
Period	14/05/17 → 17/05/17

Keywords

Diode
Electrochemistry
Energy
Ionic rectifier
Water

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Fuel Technology
Surfaces, Coatings and Films
Biotechnology
Fluid Flow and Transfer Processes

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Marken, F, Madrid, E, Aaronson, BDB, Rong, Y & Mckeown, NB 2017, Ionic diodes and ionic rectifiers in water desalination. in Materials for Energy, Efficiency and Sustainability - TechConnect Briefs 2017: Volume 2. TechConnect, pp. 235-238, 11th Annual TechConnect World Innovation Conference and Expo, Held Jointly with the 20th Annual Nanotech Conference and Expo, and the 2017 National SBIR/STTR Conference, Washington, USA United States, 14/05/17.

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