Effect of ultrasonic and alkaline pretreatment on sludge degradation and electricity generation by microbial fuel cell

Water Science and Technology

Volumn 61, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 2915-2921

  Jiang, J Q ^a   Zhao, Q L ^a   Wang, K ^a   Wei, L L ^a   Zhang, G D ^a   Zhang, J N ^a  

^a HARBIN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Alkaline pretreatment; Microbial fuel cell (MFC); Sludge; Ultrasonic pretreatment

Indexed keywords

ALKALINE PRETREATMENT; ELECTRICITY GENERATION; ENERGY INPUTS; ORGANIC DEGRADATION; POWER OUT PUT; PRE-TREATMENT; REACTION TIME; REMOVAL EFFICIENCIES; SLUDGE DISINTEGRATION; SOLUBLE CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMANDS; SOLUBLE ORGANIC MATTERS; ULTRASONIC PRETREATMENT; VOLATILE SOLID;

BIOCHEMICAL FUEL CELLS; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; DEGRADATION; MICROBIAL FUEL CELLS; OXYGEN; REMOVAL; SEWAGE SLUDGE; ULTRASONICS;

ELECTRIC GENERATORS;

ORGANIC MATTER; SODIUM HYDROXIDE;

ALKALINITY; BIODEGRADATION; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; ELECTRICITY GENERATION; FUEL CELL; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ORGANIC MATTER; POLLUTANT REMOVAL; SLUDGE; ULTRASONICS; WASTE TREATMENT;

ALKALINIZATION; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; ELECTRICITY; MICROBIAL FUEL CELL; POWER ANALYSIS; REACTION TIME; SLUDGE; ULTRASOUND;

BIOELECTRIC ENERGY SOURCES; ELECTRICITY; SEWAGE; ULTRASONICS;

EID: 77954460643     PISSN: 02731223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2166/wst.2010.192     Document Type: Article

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