Characterization of Resistances of a Capacitive Deionization System

Qu, Yatian; Baumann, Theodore F.; Santiago, Juan G.; Stadermann, Michael

doi:10.1021/acs.est.5b02542

Title: Characterization of Resistances of a Capacitive Deionization System

Journal Article · Mon Jul 27 00:00:00 EDT 2015 · Environmental Science and Technology

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.est.5b02542· OSTI ID:1408994

Qu, Yatian ^[1]; Baumann, Theodore F. ^[2]; Santiago, Juan G. ^[3]; Stadermann, Michael ^[2]

Stanford Univ., Stanford, CA (United States); Lawrence Livermore National Lab. (LLNL), Livermore, CA (United States)
Lawrence Livermore National Lab. (LLNL), Livermore, CA (United States)
Stanford Univ., Stanford, CA (United States)

Capacitive deionization (CDI) is a promising desalination technology, which operates at low pressure, low temperature, requires little infrastructure, and has the potential to consume less energy for brackish water desalination. However, CDI devices consume significantly more energy than the theoretical thermodynamic minimum, and this is at least partly due to resistive power dissipation. We here report our efforts to characterize electric resistances in a CDI system, with a focus on the resistance associated with the contact between current collectors and porous electrodes. We present an equivalent circuit model to describe resistive components in a CDI cell. We propose measurable figures of merit to characterize cell resistance. We also show that contact pressure between porous electrodes and current collectors can significantly reduce contact resistance. As a result, we propose and test an alternative electrical contact configuration which uses a pore-filling conductive adhesive (silver epoxy) and achieves significant reductions in contact resistance.

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Research Organization:: Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL), Livermore, CA (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE

Grant/Contract Number:: AC52-07NA27344

OSTI ID:: 1408994

Report Number(s):: LLNL-JRNL-663458; TRN: US1702957

Journal Information:: Environmental Science and Technology, Vol. 49, Issue 16; ISSN 0013-936X

Publisher:: American Chemical Society (ACS)Copyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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