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February 05, 2016

Battery technology could charge up water desalination
Champaign IL (SPX) Feb 05, 2016
The technology that charges batteries for electronic devices could provide fresh water from salty seas, says a new study by University of Illinois engineers. Electricity running through a salt water-filled battery draws the salt ions out of the water. Illinois mechanical science and engineering professor Kyle Smith and graduate student Rylan Dmello published their work in the Journal of the Electrochemical Society. "We are developing a device that will use the materials in batteries to take salt o ... read more

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