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C-EDR overcomes the limitations of ED/EDR

C-EDR compared to ED/EDR

C-EDR shares the advantages of Electrodialysis (ED) and Electrodialysis Reversal (EDR), namely ion separation using selective membranes. But the breakthrough is that C-EDR overcomes all the limitations of ED/EDR including:

  • C-EDR uses highly charged capacitive electrodes instead of DC current.
    The large capacitive electrodes can operate at much lower voltage and current than the ED/EDR circuit, reducing energy costs dramatically.
  • C-EDR achieves higher recovery of product water. The patented cell technology can achieve recoveries of 95% in many applications.
  • Higher electrical efficiency leads to lower energy requirements, thus lower operating costs
  • Avoids scaling/fouling and off-gas problems associated with ED process, a significant maintenance and reliability advantage

C-EDR improves electrical efficiency by as much as 80% over reverse osmosis

C-EDR compared to RO

C-EDR is a very different process from Reverse Osmosis (RO). RO pushes water across specialty membranes, leaving ions behind. C-EDR in contrast, pushes ions across a membrane. This requires much less energy than pushing water.

  • Lower capital costs due to the low-pressure process (RO requires expensive piping and vessels due to high pressure pumping requirements).
  • Significant less chemicals. (RO requires pre and post treatment chemicals to prevent fouling and percipatation)
  • Operating flexibility (ability to ramp up/down throughput)
  • Less maintenance due to longer lasting membranes (RO membranes degrade faster due to the inherent process, e.g. moving water across membranes instead of ions)
  • High efficiency, lower energy costs (theoretical…needs to be proven)
Desalination takes only a quarter of the electricity to generate drinking water as it did in the

s because of more efficient pumps, membranes and energy-recovery devices.