Author(s)

Ahmed J. Aldalou¹, Yunes K. Mogheir²

¹Water Technology PhD Program, Islamic University of Gaza & AL-Azhar University, Gaza, Palestine.
²Civil and Environmental Engineering Department, Islamic University of Gaza, Gaza, Palestine.

Water and energy shortages came due to rapid population growth, living standards and rapid development in the agriculture and industrial sectors. Desalination tends to be one of the most promising water solutions; however, it is a process of intense energy. Membrane Capacitive Deionization (MCDI) has received considerable interest as a promising desalination technology, and MCDI research has increased significantly over the last 10 years. In addition, there are no guidelines for the design of Capacitive Deionization (CDI) implementation strategies for individual applications. This study, therefore; provides an alternative of CDI’s recent application developments, with emphasis placed on hybrid systems to address the technological needs of different relevant fields. The MCDI’s energy consumption is compared with the reverse osmosis literature data based on experimental data from laboratory-scale system. The study demonstrates that MCDI technology is a promising technology in the next few years with an extreme competition in water recovery, energy consumption and salt removal for reverse osmosis.

Capacity Deionization, Membrane Capacitive Deionization, Desalination, Reverse Osmosis (RO)

Aldalou, A. and Mogheir, Y. (2021) Desalination Alternative Technology in Conjunction with Membrane Capacitive Deionization (MCDI): A Literature Review Article. Journal of Environmental Protection, 12, 218-236. doi: 10.4236/jep.2021.123014.