Salts dissociate into positively and negatively charged ions in water and move and adhere to the respective negative and positive electrodes, charging the battery and making it possible to remove the salt effecting microbial capacitive desalination. The microbes produce more energy than is required for the desalination process.
In aqueous solution, salts split into positively and negatively charged entities that migrate to the corresponding electrodes, allowing the battery to be recharged and facilitating the removal of salt via microbial capacitive desalination. The microbes produce a surplus of energy sufficient to power the desalination process.