Research on Electrodialytic Processes
A special issue of Membranes (ISSN 2077-0375). This special issue belongs to the section "Membrane Applications for Water Treatment".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 28 February 2025 | Viewed by 2114
Special Issue Editors
Interests: wastewater treatment; water treatment; water and wastewater treatment; separation processes; separation technologies; electrodialysis; Donnan dialysis; ion exchange membrane; chronopotentiometry; electrochemical membrane evaluation; concentration polarization; electroconvection; water dissociation; water splitting; over-limiting ion transfer mechanisms
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Interests: wastewater treatment; water treatment; water and wastewater treatment; separation processes; separation technologies; electrodialysis; donnan dialysis; ion-exchange membrane; chronopotentiometry; electrochemical membrane evaluation; concentration polarization; electroconvection; water dissociation; water splitting; overlimiting ion transfer mechanisms; cyclic voltammetry; electrodeposition; electrochemical impedance spectroscopy
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Electrodialysis is a mature separation technique in which ions migrate through electromembranes that are selective to cations or anions. Due to its versatility, electrodialysis has become a multifunctional process that is applied in several fields, such as seawater desalination, the treatment of various industrial wastewaters, as well as the production of food, medicines, biopolymers, ultrapure water, acids, and alkali. The main advantages of electrodialytic processes include their ability to extract and recover valuable components and the fact that, in most situations, it is not necessary to add reagents to the solution for treatment. On the other hand, the costs of ion exchange membranes and energy consumption are relatively high, besides the maintenance to mitigate the negative effects caused by fouling phenomena. Therefore, to ensure the economical and technical viability of electrodialytic processes, it is crucial that studies are carried out in order to 1) develop new membranes that are more selective to certain types of ions and present lower electrical resistance and costs (monopolar, bipolar, mosaic, amphoteric, monovalent selective ones, etc.), 2) develop new spacer configurations to promote turbulence at the membranes and intensify the ion transfer rate, 3) propose new layouts that reduce the total resistance of the system, 4) evaluate methods to mitigate fouling occurrence and 5) membrane cleaning procedures that extend their lifespan, 6) evaluate the impact of over-limiting mechanisms on membranes and the practical viability of operating the separation processes at over-limiting current regimes, and 7) propose hybrid processes that overcome the limitations faced in each of the processes when operated separately, among other things. This Special Issue serves as a platform gathering all recent advances in the broad scope of electrodialytic processes: Articles, case studies, reviews, and communications are welcome and are held in high regard.
Dr. Kayo Santana Barros
Prof. Dr. Valentín Pérez-Herranz
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- electrodialysis
- electro-electrodialysis
- electrodialysis with bipolar membrane
- electrodialysis reversal
- fouling
- concentration polarization at electro membranes
- electroconvection
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