Exploring the Potential of Electrodialysis

Electrodialysis is an electrochemical membrane separation technique for ionic solutions that has been used in industry for several decades. It can be used in the separation and concentration of salts, acids, and bases from aqueous solutions, the separation of monovalent ions from multivalent ions, and the separation of ionic compounds from uncharged molecules. It can be used for either electrolyte reduction in feed streams or recovery of ions from dilute streams. Industrial applications encompass several industries and include the production of potable water from brackish water, removal of metals from wastewater, demineralization of whey, deacidification of fruit juices, and the removal of organic acids from fermentation broth. 5] Additional examples of the applications of electrodialysis are given in Table 1.