Continuous bioelectricity production and sustainable wastewater treatment in a microbial fuel cell constructed with non-catalyzed granular graphite electrodes and permeable membrane

Water Science and Technology

Volumn 61, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 1819-1827

  Tran, Hung Thuan ^a,c   Ryu, Jae Hun ^a   Jia, Yu Hong ^a   Oh, Se Jin ^a   Choi, Ji Youn ^a   Park, Doo Hyun ^b   Ahn, Dae Hee ^a  

^a Myong Ji University   (South Korea)

^b Seokyeong University   (South Korea)

^c National Center for Technological Progress   (Viet Nam)

Author keywords

Granular graphite; Microbial fuel cell; Non catalyzed electrodes; Organic removal; Permeable membrane

Indexed keywords

CATHODE SURFACE; CATHODIC REACTIONS; CURRENT GENERATION; EFFLUENT QUALITY; ELECTRICITY GENERATION; GRANULAR GRAPHITE; HIGH SURFACE AREA; NET ANODIC COMPARTMENTS; ORGANIC LOADING RATES; ORGANIC REMOVAL; ORGANIC REMOVAL RATES; OVERPOTENTIAL; OXYGEN REDUCTION; PERMEABLE MEMBRANE; PERMEABLE MEMBRANES; POWER OUT PUT; SHOCK LOADINGS; TERMINAL ELECTRON ACCEPTORS; VOLUMETRIC POWER;

BIOCHEMICAL FUEL CELLS; EFFLUENTS; ELECTRIC GENERATORS; ELECTROLYTIC REDUCTION; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; GRAPHITE; IONIC STRENGTH; MICROBIAL FUEL CELLS; OXYGEN; SURFACES; WASTEWATER; WASTEWATER RECLAMATION; WASTEWATER TREATMENT; WATER QUALITY; WATER TREATMENT PLANTS;

GRAPHITE ELECTRODES;

GRAPHITE;

BIOENERGY; CATALYST; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ELECTRICITY GENERATION; ELECTRODE; ELECTROLYTE; FUEL CELL; GRAPHITE; MEMBRANE; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ORGANIC MATTER; OXYGEN; REDUCTION; SUSTAINABILITY; WASTE TREATMENT; WASTEWATER;

ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL MEMBRANE; BIOENERGY; BIOREACTOR; CHEMICAL REACTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; EFFLUENT; ELECTRIC CURRENT; ENERGY YIELD; IONIC STRENGTH; MEMBRANE PERMEABILITY; MICROBIAL FUEL CELL; OXYGEN ELECTRODE; WASTE COMPONENT REMOVAL; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT; CHEMISTRY; ELECTRODE; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; SEWAGE;

BIOELECTRIC ENERGY SOURCES; BIOREACTORS; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; ELECTRODES; GRAPHITE; MEMBRANES, ARTIFICIAL; WASTE DISPOSAL, FLUID;

EID: 77953385615     PISSN: 02731223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2166/wst.2010.140     Document Type: Article

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