Direct generation of electricity from sludges and other liquid wastes

Water Science and Technology

Volumn 50, Issue 9, 2004, Pages 161-168

  Dentel, S K ^a   Strogen, B ^a   Chiu, P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE   (United States)

Author keywords

Biosolids; Electricity; Geobacter; Microbial fuel cell; Sludge

Indexed keywords

ANODES; CHEMICAL REACTORS; ELECTRIC CURRENTS; ELECTRIC ENERGY STORAGE; ELECTRICITY; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; GRAPHITE ELECTRODES; SEDIMENTS; SEWAGE SLUDGE; X RAY DIFFRACTION ANALYSIS;

ANAEROBIC SLUDGE; ORGANIC WASTE SOURCES; REDOX MEDIATORS;

ELECTRIC POWER GENERATION;

ACETIC ACID; DNA 16S;

ELECTRICITY; FUEL CELL; SLUDGE; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

ANAEROBIC DIGESTION; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; BACTERIUM; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRIC CURRENT; ELECTRICITY; ELECTRODE; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; GEOBACTER; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; NONHUMAN; ORGANIC WASTE; OXIDATION REDUCTION STATE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEDIMENT; SLUDGE DIGESTION; SLUDGE TREATMENT; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

GEOBACTER;

EID: 10244228015     PISSN: 02731223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2166/wst.2004.0561     Document Type: Article

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