Capacitive deionization (CDI) is an emerging technology for the removal of charged ionic species from aqueous solutions and has been widely explored for water desalination applications. The technology is based on reversible salt adsorption–desorption at porous carbon electrodes.  To achieve optimal desalination, CDI electrodes would possess high electrical conductivity, large surface area, good wettability and porous structure for ion and electron transportation.
CDI hardware components include current collector plates (graphite) which assemble electrodes and membranes into the cell and provide channels for flowing electrode slurry.  A set of gaskets provide an aqueous solution compartment and sealing for membranes and electrodes.​
Ecscell designs CDI with unique features and functionalities
  • Leverage static electrode CDI and flow electrode CDI
  • Evaluate current, materials, system architectures, and operational modes
  • Discovery key correlations between electrode and electrosorption performance
  • Investigate the performance of salt adsorption–desorption on electrode materials
  • Examine the charge efficiency with/without the membranes  
 Ecscell offers CDI hardware with flow electrode and static electrode cell architectures

Features

  • Easy open, easy close
  • Leak-proof construction
  • Tighten rod going through all the components enables uniform compression
  • Precision gaskets as a seal that pinch is optimized to achieve sufficient compression
  • No wetting metal contact; eliminate corrosion
  • Electrode and membrane can be installed
  • Designed to allow aqueous electrode slurry circulation​

Applications

  • Advance capacitive deionization (CDI) and flow-electrode capacitive deionization (FCDI) technology for water desalination application
  • Management aqueous solution and electrode slurry

Accessories

Part Number
​Product
​Specification
MEM
Polymer electrolyte membrane
Nafion membrane
Cation exchange membrane (CEM)
Anion exchange membrane (AEM)