Water desalination

Description:  The use of redox couples inspired by energy storage devices enables ion separation through electrochemical reactions. This electrochemical approach will provide low energy, low cost, and environmentally benign methods for producing clean and fresh water.

Collaborators: Dr. Soryong Chae @ University of Cincinnati

Funding: Desalination and Water Purification Research Program, Bureau of Reclamation (link)

nutrient recovery

Description: The goal of this project is to develop an electrochemical process to recover nutrients from wastewater with minimized chemical addition and energy consumption. 

Collaborators: Dr. Stefan Grimberg @ Clarkson University; Dr. Shane Rogers @ Clarkson University

Funding: Industrial Efficiency & Decarbonization Office (IEDO), Office of Energy Efficiency & Renewable Energy, Department of Energy (link); NYS Center of Excellence in Healthy Water Solutions (link)

Solar desalination

Description: This project aims to develop a novel water desalination process powered by sunlight. Photoelectrochemical reactions occurring at conjugated polymer photoanodes will provide a low cost and carbon-neutral method for freshwater supply.

Collaborators: Dr. Sitaraman Krishnan @ Clarkson University; Dr. Dhara Trivedi @ Clarkson University

Funding: Clarkson Ignite program

Electrochemical precipitation

Description: In this project, we will systematically examine how antiscalants regulate the nucleation and crystallization of highly soluble salts. Based on the obtained fundamental knowledge, we will develop a predictive model of reverse osmosis concentrate (ROC) treatment systems (link).

Collaborators: Dr. Young-Shin Jun @ Washington University in St. Louis; Dr. Tiezheng Tong @ Colorado State University; Dr. Jason Quinn @ Colorado State University; Dr. Sang Soo Lee @ Argonne National Laboratory; Dr. Yang Yang @ Clarkson University; Leslie Miller @ OLI systems

Funding: National Alliance for Water Innovation (NAWI) (link)