Advancing bio-filter materials for enhanced desalination in agricultural applications.

ABSTRACT: The global scarcity of irrigation-grade water poses severe concerns in the agricultural sector. Desalination techniques including reverse osmosis, electrodialysis, capacitive deionization, membrane filtration, and multi-stage flash are some dynamic solutions to mitigate this challenge. In this study, novel bio-filter materials were explored and developed for the application of membrane-based electrodialysis. Firstly, a series of composites were synthesized comprising different compositions of carboxymethyl cellulose (CMC), graphene oxide (GO), and Aloe vera to serve as cationic-selective membranes. Then desalination abilities of the composite series were assessed through permselectivity and ion exchange capacity (IEC) studies. Membrane matrix developed by integrating all the above t

SUBMITTER: Thilanka KKT 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11770420 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature