Advances and challenges of electrokinetic dewatering of clays and soils

The development of electrokinetic dewatering technologies for clay and soil materials has steadily advanced for over 100 years. A review of the origins, important contributions, and recent work on the topic are presented. Research into the electrokinetic mechanisms have informed the design process and resulted in prototypes and pilot-scale implementations that are economically viable additions to current processes. The power demand and availability of dimensionally stable anode materials are the current challenges to industrial adoption of electrokinetic dewatering.