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Hydrogen and electricity cogeneration driven by the salinity gradient from actual brine and river water using reverse electrodialysis

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  • Wu, Xi
  • Chen, Zhiwei
  • Han, Zhaozhe
  • Wei, Yonggang
  • Xu, Shiming
  • Zhu, Xiaojing

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Reverse electrodialysis (RED) is a promising method for harvesting the salinity gradient energy (SGE) between the brine and river water. Many investigations are carried out by using the artificially brine and fresh water, bringing difficulties in reflecting the practical RED performance under the complex influences of feed solutions. This work explores the performance of the RED system for hydrogen and electricity co-generation that is driven by salinity gradient between the actual concentrated brine and natural river water, and compared with the simulative brines and river waters under six testing schemes. The results show both the working current and solutions influence the system performances, including the output voltage, power density, hydrogen production, and energy conversion efficiency. Besides, the effects of salinity gradient of feed solutions are greater than that of the presence of trace multivalent ions and anionic radical in brine. The effective monovalent ion ionic strength is vital. The experimental maximum hydrogen production and power density are 82.12 mL·h−1 and 0.124 W·m−2 respectively at the current is 0.2 A, and the total power reached 0.32 W with the energy conversion efficiency of 25%. The research offers recommendations for harnessing SGE from actual brines and freshwater to produce hydrogen.

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  • Wu, Xi & Chen, Zhiwei & Han, Zhaozhe & Wei, Yonggang & Xu, Shiming & Zhu, Xiaojing, 2024. "Hydrogen and electricity cogeneration driven by the salinity gradient from actual brine and river water using reverse electrodialysis," Applied Energy, Elsevier, vol. 367(C).
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:appene:v:367:y:2024:i:c:s0306261924007037
    DOI: 10.1016/j.apenergy.2024.123320
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