High current generation coupled to caustic production using a lamellar bioelectrochemical system

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 44, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 4315-4321

  Rabaey, Korneel ^a   Bützer, Simone ^a   Brown, Shelley ^a   Keller, Jürg ^a   Rozendal, René A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANODE POTENTIAL; ANODIC CURRENTS; BIOELECTROCHEMICAL SYSTEMS; BREWING PROCESS; CAUSTIC SOLUTION; CELL VOLTAGES; ELECTRON DONORS; FIELD CONDITIONS; HIGH CURRENTS; INVESTMENT COSTS; LABORATORY CONDITIONS; OPERATIONAL PARAMETERS; PRODUCT RECOVERY; THREE ELECTRODE-SYSTEM; TIME FRAME; TURNOVER RATE;

INVESTMENTS; WASTEWATER;

EFFLUENTS;

BREWING INDUSTRY; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; ELECTRODE; INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; RECYCLING; WASTE TECHNOLOGY; WASTEWATER;

ARTICLE; BIOELECTROCHEMICAL SYSTEM; BIOTECHNOLOGY; EFFLUENT; ELECTRIC CURRENT; ELECTRODE; HUMAN;

BIOELECTRIC ENERGY SOURCES; BIOREACTORS; ELECTROCHEMISTRY;

EID: 77952899135     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: 15205851     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es9037963     Document Type: Article

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