Degradation of organic pollutants in a photoelectrocatalytic system enhanced by a microbial fuel cell

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 44, Issue 14, 2010, Pages 5575-5580

  Yuan, Shi Jie ^a   Sheng, Guo Ping ^a   Li, Wen Wei ^a   Lin, Zhi Qi ^a   Zeng, Raymond J ^a   Tong, Zhong Hua ^a   Yu, Han Qing ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY OF CHINA   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOCHEMICAL FUEL CELLS; DEGRADATION; ELECTROLYTES; ENERGY CONVERSION; MICROBIAL FUEL CELLS; OXIDATION; OXIDATION RESISTANCE; RESISTORS; SEWAGE; WASTE UTILIZATION;

BIOELECTROCHEMICAL SYSTEMS; ELECTROCHEMICAL METHODS; ELECTROLYTE CONCENTRATION; EXTERNAL RESISTORS; KINETIC ANALYSIS; ORGANIC WASTES; OXIDATION PROCESS; P-NITROPHENOL; P-NITROPHENOL DEGRADATION; PHOTO-CATALYTIC; PHOTOCATALYTIC EFFICIENCY; PHOTOCATALYTIC OXIDATIONS; PHOTOELECTROCATALYTIC; PHOTOGENERATED ELECTRONS; SYNERGETIC EFFECT; TIO;

ORGANIC POLLUTANTS;

4 NITROPHENOL; ELECTROLYTE; ORGANIC COMPOUND; 4-NITROPHENOL; NITROPHENOL; WATER POLLUTANT;

BIOENERGY; CATALYSIS; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ELECTROLYTE; FUEL CELL; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ORGANIC POLLUTANT; OXIDATION; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; PHENOL; PHOTODEGRADATION; TITANIUM;

ARTICLE; BIOELECTROCHEMISTRY; BIOREMEDIATION; BIOTRANSFORMATION; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; ELECTRODE; ELECTRON; ENERGY CONSUMPTION; KINETICS; MICROBIAL FUEL CELL; ORGANIC POLLUTION; OXIDATION; PHOTOCATALYSIS; PHOTOELECTROCATALYTIC SYSTEM; BIOENERGY; CHEMISTRY; DEVICES; ELECTROCHEMICAL ANALYSIS; METABOLISM; PHOTOCHEMISTRY; WATER POLLUTANT;

BIOELECTRIC ENERGY SOURCES; ELECTROCHEMICAL TECHNIQUES; ELECTROLYTES; NITROPHENOLS; PHOTOCHEMISTRY; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

EID: 77954591721     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: 15205851     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es101317z     Document Type: Article

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