TY - JOUR TI - Salinity gradient induced blue energy generation using two-dimensional membranes AU - Manikandan, R AU - Karishma, S AU - Kumar, M AU - Nayak, P T2 - npj 2D Materials and Applications AB - Salinity gradient energy (SGE), known as blue energy is harvested from mixing seawater with river water in a controlled way using ion exchange membranes (IEMs). Using 2D materials as IEMs improves the output power density from a few Wm−2 to a few thousands of Wm−2 over conventional membranes. In this review, we survey the efforts taken to employ the different 2D materials as nanoporous or lamellar membranes for SGE and provide a comprehensive analysis of the fundamental principles behind the SGE. Overall, this review is anticipated to explain how the 2D materials can make SGE a viable source of energy. DA - 2024/07// PY - 2024 PB - Springer Nature VL - 8 UR - https://www.nature.com/articles/s41699-024-00486-5 DO - 10.1038/s41699-024-00486-5 LA - English KW - Salinity Gradient KW - Reverse Electrodialysis KW - Materials KW - Performance ER -