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Capacitive deionization

Ion docking with a twist

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A curvature-induced ion docking effect can be used to enhance the ion storage capacity in capacitive deionization processes, leading to unprecedented water purification efficiency.

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Fig. 1: This illustration depicts the ion storage mechanism in CDI.

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  1. Research Center for Environmental Functional Materials, College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Tongji University, Shanghai, P. R. China

    Xiaochen Zhang & Jie Ma

  2. College of Oceanography and Ecological Science, Shanghai Ocean University, Shanghai, P. R. China

    Fei Yu

  3. School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Jiangxi University of Science and Technology, Ganzhou, P. R. China

    Jie Ma

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Zhang, X., Yu, F. & Ma, J. Ion docking with a twist. Nat Water 2, 1147–1148 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1038/s44221-024-00339-x

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