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SUBMITTER: Ye M
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6682144 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jul
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Ye Meng M Pasta Mauro M Xie Xing X Dubrawski Kristian L KL Xu Jianqaio J Liu Chong C Cui Yi Y Criddle Craig S CS
ACS omega 20190708 7
Salinity gradients are a vast and untapped energy resource. For every cubic meter of freshwater that mixes with seawater, approximately 0.65 kW h of theoretically recoverable energy is lost. For coastal wastewater treatment plants that discharge to the ocean, this energy, if recovered, could power the plant. The mixing entropy battery (MEB) uses battery electrodes to convert salinity gradient energy into electricity in a four-step process: (1) freshwater exchange; (2) charging in freshwater; (3) ...[more]