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. 2017 Apr 26;2(4):1653–1659. doi: 10.1021/acsomega.6b00526

Table 1. Various Ion Concentrations and Ion Removal Efficiencies for Seawater and Dilute Solutions.

  Na+ K+ Mg2+ Ca2+ Cl SO42–
seawater (mM) 477.5 10.8 58.9 11.1 512.1 31.5
dilute solution (charging, mM) 291.5 ± 8.6 0.9 ± 0.4 56.7 ± 1.2 9.8 ± 0.3 314.8 ± 13.9 27.8 ± 0.9
dilute solution (discharging, mM) 283.1 ± 15.5 1.3 ± 0.6 56.5 ± 1.8 10.2 ± 0.3 310.1 ± 15.6 28.2 ± 1.2
ion removal (average, mM) 190.2 9.7 2.7 1.2 199.7 3.5
ion removal (average, %) 39.9 90.1 4.5 10.5 39.0 11.0