A new method of seawater desalination via acrylic acid based hydrogels: Synthesis, characterisation, and experimental realisation

• Main Author: Höpfner, Johannes (auth)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: KIT Scientific Publishing 2014
• Subjects: Chemistry; Polyelectrolyte networks; Desalination; Pore size determination; Hydrogel
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The scarcity of potable water is a great challenge. It may be resolved by the desalination of seawater. In this work, the possibilities of a new desalination technique using polymeric hydrogels as a separation medium for water and salt is explored. The bound charges in such a polymeric network preve...