Microbial desalination cells used a pretreatment for seawater RO can reduce salt content between 50-70%. The pretreatment step is self-powered because of the energy created in the cell. An energy savings of 7 kW-hr/1000 gallons would save a 1 MGD RO facility $200,000 per year.
Energy and Carbon Footprint Reduction in Desalination using MFCs
| Details | |
|---|---|
| First Name | David |
| Last Name | Drew, PE |
| Keywords | Microbial fuel cell, Desalination, Carbon Footprint |
| Year | 10 |
| File | W-1C-2_DavidDrew.pdf |
