Recovery of ammonium and phosphate using battery deionization in a background electrolyte
Moon Son, Benjamin L. Aronson, Wulin Yang, Christopher A. Gorski, Bruce E. Logan
Abstract
The electrochemical cell containing ammonium selective battery electrodes can be effective for recovering ammonium, but not phosphate, from solutions due to its high mass capacity for ammonium ions, with a low energy demand.
Topics & Concepts
AmmoniumElectrolytePhosphateElectrochemistryBattery (electricity)Ammonium phosphateInorganic chemistryChemistryElectrodeIonMaterials scienceOrganic chemistryPhysicsFertilizerPower (physics)Quantum mechanicsPhysical chemistryMembrane-based Ion Separation TechniquesPhosphorus and nutrient managementExtraction and Separation Processes