electrodialysis
/ɪˌlɛktroʊdaɪˈæləsɪs/
noun
- A process that uses an electric field to remove dissolved salts and ions from a liquid, such as water, by passing it through special membranes.
- Electrodialysis is used to turn seawater into drinking water.
- The factory installed an electrodialysis system to clean its industrial wastewater.
- Scientists are improving electrodialysis to make it more energy-efficient.