Microbial fuel cells for sulfide removal

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 40, Issue 17, 2006, Pages 5218-5224

  Rabaey, Korneel ^a   Van De Sompel, Kirsten ^a   Maignien, Lois ^a   Boon, Nico ^a   Aelterman, Peter ^a   Clauwaert, Peter ^a   De Schamphelaire, Liesje ^a   Pham, Hai The ^a   Vermeulen, Jan ^a   Verhaege, Marc ^a   Lens, Piet ^b   Verstraete, Willy ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^b WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENERGY RECOVERY; MICROBIAL FUEL CELLS (MFC); TUBULAR SYSTEM;

CHEMICAL REACTORS; CHEMICALS REMOVAL (WATER TREATMENT); METHANE; OXIDATION; SULFUR; WASTEWATER;

WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

ACETIC ACID; CARBON; ELECTROLYTE; FERROCYANIDE; METHANE; SULFIDE; SULFUR;

CHEMICAL REACTORS; CHEMICALS REMOVAL (WATER TREATMENT); METHANE; OXIDATION; SULFUR; WASTEWATER; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

BIOREACTOR; ELECTRICITY GENERATION; MICROORGANISM; OXIDATION; SULFIDE; WASTEWATER;

ALCALIGENES; ARTICLE; BIOREACTOR; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; ELECTRODE; ENERGY YIELD; MICROBIAL FUEL CELL; NONHUMAN; ORGANIC WASTE; OXIDATION; OXIDATION REDUCTION POTENTIAL; PARACOCCUS DENITRIFICANS; PARACOCCUS PANTOTROPHUS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SULFUR BACTERIUM; UPFLOW REACTOR; WASTE WATER;

ANAEROBIOSIS; BACTERIA; BIOELECTRIC ENERGY SOURCES; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; OXIDATION-REDUCTION; SEWAGE; SULFIDES;

EID: 33748530685     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es060382u     Document Type: Article

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