Removal of selenite from wastewater using microbial fuel cells

Biotechnology Letters

Volumn 31, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 1211-1216

  Catal, Tunc ^a,b   Bermek, Hakan ^b   Liu, Hong ^a  

^a OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b ISTANBUL TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Electricity generation; Microbial fuel cell; Selenium removal; Wastewater treatment

Indexed keywords

CARBON SOURCE; COULOMBIC EFFICIENCY; ELECTRICITY GENERATION; POWER OUT PUT; SELENIUM REMOVAL;

CELL MEMBRANES; ELECTRIC GENERATORS; FUEL CELLS; GLUCOSE; MICROBIAL FUEL CELLS; SELENIUM; WASTEWATER; WASTEWATER RECLAMATION; WATER TREATMENT PLANTS;

WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

ACETIC ACID; GLUCOSE; SODIUM SELENITE;

ARTICLE; BIOENERGY; ELECTRICITY; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; MICROBIOLOGY; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER POLLUTANT;

ACETIC ACID; BIOELECTRIC ENERGY SOURCES; ELECTRICITY; GLUCOSE; SODIUM SELENITE; WATER MICROBIOLOGY; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL; WATER PURIFICATION;

EID: 69849103522     PISSN: 01415492     EISSN: 15736776     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10529-009-9990-8     Document Type: Article

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