| Domain | Definition | ||
| Administration | A treatment process that uses electrical current and an arrangement of permeable membranes to separate soluble minerals from water. Often used to desalinate salt or brackish water. In the electrodialysis process, salts are extracted from the feedwater by using a membrane with an electrical current to separate the ions. The positive ions go through one membrane, while the negative ions flow through a different membrane, leaving the end product of freshwater. Also see Reverse Osmosis. (references) | ||
| Environment | A process that uses electrical current applied to permeable membranes to remove minerals from water. Often used to desalinize salty or brackish water. (references) | ||
| Geology | The use of an electric field to speed up the dialysis process. The electric field is applied across the dialysis membrane. (references) | ||
| Mining | Dialysis assisted by the application of an electric potential across the semipermeable membrane. Two important uses of electrodialysis are in water desalination and in removing electrolytes from naturally occurring colloids such as proteins. Cf: electro-osmosis. (references) | ||
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Specialty Expressions: ELECTRODIALYSIS
| Expressions | Domain | Definition | |
| Electrodialysis Reversal (EDR) | Administration | A treatment process in which minerals and other constituents in water are separated by an electrical charge. The resulting ions are transferred through membranes from a less concentrated to a more concentrated solution. By varying the amount of the electrical charge input to the system, it is possible to remove the dissolved solids in water to the extent desired. The EDR process can also be used in desalinating sea water. (references) | |
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Topics by Level of Interest: ELECTRODIALYSIS | ||||
| Topics sorted by level of Interest | Level (1=low, 600=high) | Topics sorted Alphabetically | Level (1=low, 600=high) | |
| Electrodialysis | 18 | Electrodialysis | 18 | |
| Electrodialysis reversal | 3 | Electrodialysis reversal | 3 | |
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