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The thermodynamic model of improved desalination using hydrophobic polyelectrolyte gels
(Corresponding) Rud O., Prokacheva V., Uhlik F.
Topic:
Desalination
We study a weak polyelectrolyte hydrogel and its application as a desalination agent. We model the desalination process as a four-step reversible thermodynamic cycle transferring ions from a low salinity solution to a high salinity one. As a driving force for ions movement, we use the fact that...Read more
Keywords:
desalination, polyelectrolytes, hydrogels, hydrophobic gel, phase separation, mean-field theory
