Sustainable wastewater treatment: How might microbial fuel cells contribute

Biotechnology Advances

Volumn 28, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 871-881

  Oh, Sung T ^a   Kim, Jung Rae ^b   Premier, Giuliano C ^b   Lee, Tae Ho ^c   Kim, Changwon ^c   Sloan, William T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GLAMORGAN   (United Kingdom)

^c Pusan National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Bio electricity generation; Design; Microbial communities; Microbial fuel cells; Modelling

Indexed keywords

CARBON-BASED; CATALYSE; CLEAN WATERS; CRITICAL AREA; ELECTRICITY GENERATION; ENERGY RESERVES; GLOBAL POPULATION; LOW ENERGIES; MICROBIAL COMMUNITIES; MODELLING; SYSTEM CONTROL;

BIOCHEMICAL FUEL CELLS; CLIMATE CHANGE; DESIGN; ECOLOGY; GAS FUEL PURIFICATION; GREENHOUSE GASES; MICROBIAL FUEL CELLS; RECLAMATION; WASTEWATER; WASTEWATER TREATMENT; WATER TREATMENT PLANTS;

ELECTRIC GENERATORS;

CATALYSIS; CLIMATE CHANGE; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ELECTRICITY GENERATION; ENERGY RESOURCE; FUEL CELL; GREENHOUSE GAS; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; URBAN POPULATION; WASTEWATER; WATER TREATMENT;

BIOENERGY; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BIOREACTOR; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; METHODOLOGY; MICROBIOLOGY; REVIEW; SEWAGE; WATER MANAGEMENT;

BIOELECTRIC ENERGY SOURCES; BIOREACTORS; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; WASTE DISPOSAL, FLUID; WATER PURIFICATION;

EID: 77957019058     PISSN: 07349750     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biotechadv.2010.07.008     Document Type: Review

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