Granular activated carbon single-chamber microbial fuel cells (GAC-SCMFCs): A design suitable for large-scale wastewater treatment processes

Biochemical Engineering Journal

Volumn 47, Issue 1-3, 2009, Pages 31-37

  Jiang, Daqian ^a   Li, Baikun ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

Author keywords

Chemical oxygen demand (COD); Electrode distance; Granular activated carbon; Microbial fuel cells; Multi anode; Wastewater treatment

Indexed keywords

BATCH TESTS; CARBON CLOTHS; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND (COD); ELECTRODE DISTANCE; ELECTRODE DISTANCES; GRANULAR ACTIVATED CARBON; GRANULAR ACTIVATED CARBONS; HIGH CONCENTRATION; INTERNAL RESISTANCE; LARGE-SCALE APPLICATIONS; LIMITING FACTORS; LOW POWER; MULTI-ANODE; MULTIPLE ANODE; OPERATIONAL PARAMETERS; POWER OUT PUT; POWER PRODUCTION; SUBSTRATE CONCENTRATIONS; WASTEWATER TREATMENT PROCESS;

ACTIVATED CARBON; ACTIVATED CARBON TREATMENT; BIOCHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; BIOMASS; CELL MEMBRANES; CHARCOAL; ELECTRIC POWER GENERATION; FUEL CELLS; GRANULAR MATERIALS; MICROBIAL FUEL CELLS; OXYGEN; SUBSTRATES; WASTEWATER; WASTEWATER RECLAMATION; WATER RECYCLING; WATER TREATMENT PLANTS;

WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

ACTIVATED CARBON; GRANULAR ACTIVATED CARBON SINGLE CHAMBER MICROBIAL FUEL CELL; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM ADHERENCE; BIOMASS; ELECTRODE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT;

EID: 69349103099     PISSN: 1369703X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bej.2009.06.013     Document Type: Article

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