electrodialysis
noun
elec·tro·di·al·y·sis
i-ˌlek-trō-dī-ˈa-lə-səs 
: dialysis accelerated by an electromotive force applied to electrodes adjacent to the membranes
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The softened water passes through the electrodialysis unit, which applies a voltage.
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IEEE Spectrum, 26 Dec. 2024
Desalination plants commonly use electrodialysis systems.
—IEEE Spectrum, 26 Dec. 2024
On the operating cost side, Oldham says that 70% of the power use is related to the electrodialysis process, and that electrodialysis must only run for a few hours a day to create enough acids and alkali to treat the next 24 hours’ worth of seawater.
—Erik Kobayashi-Solomon, Forbes, 15 Feb. 2024
Instead, the researchers use ion-concentration polarization (ICP) and electrodialysis (ED) to separate the salt from the water.
—IEEE Spectrum, 14 Mar. 2023
The setup includes a two-stage ion-concentration polarization (ICP) process, with water flowing through six modules in the first stage and then three in the second stage, followed by a single electrodialysis process.
—IEEE Spectrum, 14 Mar. 2023
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IEEE Spectrum, 26 Dec. 2024
Desalination plants commonly use electrodialysis systems.
—IEEE Spectrum, 26 Dec. 2024
On the operating cost side, Oldham says that 70% of the power use is related to the electrodialysis process, and that electrodialysis must only run for a few hours a day to create enough acids and alkali to treat the next 24 hours’ worth of seawater.
—Erik Kobayashi-Solomon, Forbes, 15 Feb. 2024
Instead, the researchers use ion-concentration polarization (ICP) and electrodialysis (ED) to separate the salt from the water.
—IEEE Spectrum, 14 Mar. 2023
The setup includes a two-stage ion-concentration polarization (ICP) process, with water flowing through six modules in the first stage and then three in the second stage, followed by a single electrodialysis process.
—IEEE Spectrum, 14 Mar. 2023
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electrodialysis
noun
elec·tro·di·al·y·sis
i-ˌlek-trō-dī-ˈal-ə-səs
plural electrodialyses
-ˌsēz
: dialysis accelerated by an electromotive force applied to electrodes adjacent to the membranes
electrodialyze
transitive verb
or British electrodialyse
electrodialyzed or British electrodialysed; electrodialyzing or British electrodialysing
electrodialyzer
noun
or British electrodialyser
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