Towards attaining SDG 6: The opportunities available for capacitive deionization technology to provide clean water to the African population

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dc.contributor.authorSufiani, Omari
dc.contributor.authorSahini, Mtabazi G.
dc.contributor.authorElisadiki, Joyce
dc.date.accessioned2023-05-24T06:13:23Z
dc.date.available2023-05-24T06:13:23Z
dc.date.issued2022
dc.descriptionAbstract. Full text article available at https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envres.2022.114671en_US
dc.description.abstractThe unavailability of clean water caused by population growth, increased industrial activities, and global climate change is a major challenge in many communities. A number of desalination technologies including distillation, reverse osmosis and electrodialysis, have been used to supplement the available water resources. However, these technologies are energy intensive and demand a significant financial commitment. Capacitive deionization (CDI) is an emerging desalination technology which is promising to provide water at a reasonable cost, especially in societies with limited incomes such as those in Africa. The opportunities for CDI to provide clean water to the African population are discussed in this paper. These opportunities include electrosorption at low potential, low energy consumption, large quantities of agricultural wastes for the production of electrode materials, high sunshine irradiation throughout the year, suitability for disinfection and defluoridation and its applications in the removal of heavy metals and emerging pollutants. Due to the existence of numerous enabling conditions, the analysis from this paper demonstrates that CDI can be a dependable method to provide clean water in Africa.en_US
dc.identifier.citationSufiani, O., Sahini, M. G., & Elisadiki, J. (2023). Towards attaining SDG 6: The opportunities available for capacitive deionization technology to provide clean water to the African population. Environmental Research, 216(3), 114-127en_US
dc.identifier.otherDOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envres.2022.114671
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12661/3882
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherElsevieren_US
dc.subjectClean drinking wateren_US
dc.subjectPopulation growthen_US
dc.subjectDistillationen_US
dc.subjectReverse osmosisen_US
dc.subjectElectrodialysisen_US
dc.subjectCapacitive deionizationen_US
dc.subjectCDIen_US
dc.subjectClimate changeen_US
dc.titleTowards attaining SDG 6: The opportunities available for capacitive deionization technology to provide clean water to the African populationen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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