Insight into the significant contribution of intrinsic carbon defects for the high-performance capacitive desalination of brackish water
Silu Huo, Song Xue, Yubo Zhao, Wei Ni, Hao Wang, Kexun Li
Abstract
The abundant intrinsic carbon defects are corroborated to play crucial roles on the salt adsorption capacity and rate capability, which can provide additional exceptional electrical double-layer capacitance and facilitate the adsorption behaviour of ions.
Topics & Concepts
DesalinationCapacitive deionizationBrackish waterAdsorptionCapacitanceCapacitive sensingWater desalinationMaterials scienceCarbon fibersChemical engineeringNanotechnologySupercapacitorIonEnvironmental scienceChemical physicsChemistryComposite materialElectrical engineeringEcologySalinityElectrodeEngineeringMembranePhysical chemistryOrganic chemistryBiologyBiochemistryComposite numberMembrane-based Ion Separation TechniquesMembrane Separation TechnologiesSupercapacitor Materials and Fabrication