Enhanced operating voltage and desalination performance using ionic liquids as electrolyte for flow electrode capacitive deionisation – China
The results showed that the brine flow rate was the most significant factor affecting the desalination efficiency of the aqueous and ionic liquid FCDI systems (p < 0.0001). The optimal process conditions for the ionic liquid system fitted by the model were as follows: 6.6 wt% activated carbon content in the electrode slurry, a brine flow rate of 45 mL/min, an initial brine concentration of 1 g/L, and an electrolyte ratio of N, N-Dimethylformamide/1-ethyl-3-methylimidazolium tetrafluoroborate = 3.
The desalination effect of FCDI under the above optimal process conditions was up to 99.739 % at a voltage of 3.5 V, and the water-desalting efficiency […]









