Added bipolar membrane unit model and costing #1500
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| Figure 1. Schematic representation of a bipolar electrodialysis unit | ||
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| One bipolar membrane along with the **Acidate** and **Basate** channels can thus be treated as a modelling unit that can |
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Are acidate and basate typical terminology for BPMD?
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They are not. I needed a name for the acid & base channel.
I went off diluted/ concentrated channel which are called diluate/concentrate (in ED documentation). Extrapolating from this I chose acidate/basate.
If anybody has better suggestion I am happy to use it.
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In theory they are an acid concentrate and base concentrate (increasing in concentration), where the brine is a brine diluate (deceasing in concentration) based on the donation of ions toward the objective of the system, correct?
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Yes, they do increase concentration. But I think there is a subtle difference. BPMED increase concentration via production of new acid/base (through water splitting) and not by just transporting ions across the membranes. I feel like that deserved a distinction in nomenclature. Thoughts?
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I'd go with either acid and base or acidic and basic.
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@adam-a-a That's reasonable. I have changed the names to Acidic & Basic
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Adding the bipolar membrane unit model capability
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