Reduction of pH buffer requirement in bioelectrochemical systems

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 44, Issue 21, 2010, Pages 8259-8263

  Sleutels, Tom H J A ^a,b   Hamelers, Hubertus V M ^a   Buisman, Cees J N ^a,b  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b EUROPEAN CENTRE OF EXCELLENCE FOR SUSTAINABLE WATER TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANION EXCHANGE MEMBRANE; APPLIED VOLTAGES; BIOELECTROCHEMICAL SYSTEMS; CATION EXCHANGE MEMBRANES; CHARGE MOVEMENT; FURTHER DEVELOPMENT; HYDROXYL ION; PH BUFFERS; WASTE STREAM;

ALKALINITY; HYDRAULICS; HYDROGEN PRODUCTION; PH EFFECTS; POSITIVE IONS;

RECOVERY;

BUFFER; CATION; HYDROGEN; HYDROXYL GROUP; PHOSPHATE;

ACIDIFICATION; ALKALINITY; BIOACCUMULATION; BIOFILM; CATION; ELECTROCHEMICAL METHOD; ELECTRON; HYDROGEN; ION; MEMBRANE; PH;

ALKALINITY; ANION EXCHANGE; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL MEMBRANE; BIOELECTROCHEMICAL SYSTEM; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; ELECTRODE; ELECTRON TRANSPORT; ION TRANSPORT; PH; WASTE; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT;

ALKALIES; BIOELECTRIC ENERGY SOURCES; BUFFERS; CATIONS; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; PHOSPHATES; PROTONS; REFUSE DISPOSAL; WASTE PRODUCTS;

EID: 78549283196     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: 15205851     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es101858f     Document Type: Article

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