Advances in reverse electrodialysis and its applications on renewable energy & environment protection

doi:10.11949/j.issn.0438-1157.20171142

Abstract

Abstract:

Reverse electrodialysis (RED) as an emerging technology to transform salinity power, is deserving much attention due to its superior characters, i.e., sustainability, high energy intensity and environment friendly. The new implementations and current progress of RED and its applications on renewable energy & environment protection were summarized from the viewpoint of elementary factors such as configurations, working mechanism and influencing parameters, by considering the key issues (virtual challenges confronting all the country), i.e., energy shortage and environmental pollution. The single RED operation and the integrations with other technologies were summarized and introduced specifically. The context has made a generalization and summarization of the sphygmology of previous published works in order to provide a reference to the works in progress.

Key words: salinity power, membrane, reverse electrodialysis, new energy, environment, integration

摘要：

反向电渗析作为一种利用盐差产能工艺，具有清洁、可持续、无污染、能量密度高等优点。以反向电渗析的结构组成、产能机理及影响因素为出发点，结合全球所面临的能源短缺和环境污染的重大问题，介绍了反向电渗析工艺在能源和环境保护领域的新应用和新进展；针对反向电渗析的单一操作、与其他技术的内集成和外集成操作进行了介绍与总结，并对其进行了初步分析和评述，以期为以后的研究工作提供参考。

关键词: 盐差能, 膜, 反向电渗析, 新能源, 环境, 集成

CLC Number:

TQ028.7

CHEN Xia, JIANG Chenxiao, WANG Yaoming, XU Tongwen. Advances in reverse electrodialysis and its applications on renewable energy & environment protection[J]. CIESC Journal, 2018, 69(1): 188-202.

陈霞, 蒋晨啸, 汪耀明, 徐铜文. 反向电渗析在新能源及环境保护应用中的研究进展[J]. 化工学报, 2018, 69(1): 188-202.

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