@article{ZhangWangPresser2021,
  author    = {Yuan Zhang and Lei Wang and Volker Presser},
  title     = {Electrocatalytic fuel cell desalination for continuous energy and freshwater generation},
  series   = {Cell Reports Physical Science},
  volume    = {2},
  number    = {5},
  doi       = {10.1016/j.xcrp.2021.100416},
  url       = {https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:bsz:291:415-1027},
  pages     = {100416},
  year      = {2021},
  abstract  = {Advanced hydrogen technologies contribute essentially to the decarbonization of our industrialized world. Large-scale hydrogen production would benefit from using the abundantly available water reservoir of our planet’s oceans. Current seawater-desalination technologies suffer from high energy consumption, high cost, or low performance. Here, we report technology for water desalination at seawater molarity, based on a polymer ion-exchange membrane fuel cell. By continuously supplying hydrogen and oxygen to the cell, a 160-mM concentration decrease from an initial value of 600 mM is accomplished within 40 h for a 55-mL reservoir. This device’s desalination rate in 600 mM NaCl and substitute ocean water are 18 g/m2/h and 16 g/m2/h, respectively. In addition, by removing 1 g of NaCl, 67 mWh of electric energy is generated. This proof-of-concept work shows the high application potential for sustainable fuel-cell desalination (FCD) using hydrogen as an energy carrier.},
  language  = {en}
}