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@ARTICLE{Rauscher:644952,
author = {Rauscher, Max V. and Kohns, Richard and Seyffertitz, Malina
and Stock, Sebastian and Haas, Sylvio and Presser, Volker
and Prehal, Christian and Hüsing, Nicola and Paris, Oskar},
title = {{B}eyond global metrics in capacitive water deionization:
{P}osition-resolved ion concentration from operando {X}-ray
transmission},
journal = {Desalination},
volume = {623},
issn = {0011-9164},
address = {Amsterdam [u.a.]},
publisher = {Elsevier Science},
reportid = {PUBDB-2026-00495},
pages = {119849},
year = {2026},
abstract = {The performance of novel electrode materials and the
influence of cell geometry or flow rate on capacitive water
deionization (CDI) are usually described by global metrics
from the analysis of the effluent electrolyte together with
the electrochemical response of the system. However, these
approaches cannot provide information on local variations of
ion concentration and related local efficiency within an
operating device. Here, a novel approach of
position-resolved operando synchrotron-based X-ray
transmission is introduced to determine local ion
concentration changes along the flow channel from the inlet
(feedwater) to the outlet (effluent water) of a working CDI
cell. A specific cell design allows the independent
quantification of concentration changes within the bulk
electrolyte in the flow channel as well as the two
oppositely charged nanoporous electrodes. Results from a 15
mM CsCl feed solution using three flow rates and two carbon
materials with hierarchical porosity reveal a complex
spatial- and temporal ion distribution in the system. A
distinct dependence of local concentration on the flow rate
is observed, with generally decreasing local desalination
capacity towards the outlet of the cell, particularly for
slow flow rates. It is also found that a significantly
better overall performance for one of the two materials can
be related to dominant counter-ion adsorption within
ultramicropores, which ions cannot access in their hydrated
state at no applied potential (ionophobicity). Overall, the
results demonstrate the unique potential of
position-resolved operando X-ray techniques to get
mechanistic insight into local ion redistribution in CDI
systems, allowing ultimately guiding performance
optimization.},
cin = {CIMMS},
ddc = {690},
cid = {I:(DE-H253)CIMMS-20211022},
pnm = {632 - Materials – Quantum, Complex and Functional
Materials (POF4-632) / FS-Proposal: T-20240163 EC
(T-20240163-EC)},
pid = {G:(DE-HGF)POF4-632 / G:(DE-H253)T-20240163-EC},
experiment = {EXP:(DE-H253)P-P62-20221101},
typ = {PUB:(DE-HGF)16},
doi = {10.1016/j.desal.2026.119849},
url = {https://bib-pubdb1.desy.de/record/644952},
}