Novel methanogenic rotatable bioelectrochemical system operated with polarity inversion

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 45, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 796-802

  Cheng, Ka Yu ^a,b   Ho, Goen ^a   Cord Ruwisch, Ralf ^a  

^a MURDOCH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETATE OXIDATION; BIOELECTROCHEMICAL SYSTEMS; COD REMOVAL; ELECTRICAL ENERGY; ELECTROCHEMICAL CATALYST; ELECTROLYSIS CELL; ENERGY ANALYSIS; GASPHASE; HEADSPACES; METHANE PRODUCTION; METHANOGENESIS; NEW DESIGN; OPERATIONAL CHARACTERISTICS; ORGANIC STRENGTH; PH BUFFERS; POLARITY INVERSION; RECIRCULATIONS; ROTATING BIOLOGICAL CONTACTOR;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE PROCESS; ANODIC OXIDATION; BIOFILMS; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; DISKS (STRUCTURAL COMPONENTS); ELECTROLYTIC CELLS; ENERGY MANAGEMENT; ION EXCHANGE; ION EXCHANGE MEMBRANES; METHANE; OXYGEN SUPPLY; ROTATION; WASTEWATER;

ROTATING DISKS;

ACETIC ACID; METHANE;

BIOFILM; CATALYSIS; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; ELECTRICAL POWER; ELECTROCHEMICAL METHOD; ELECTRODE; ELECTROKINESIS; MAGNETIC REVERSAL; MEMBRANE; METHANE; METHANOGENESIS; POLLUTANT REMOVAL; WASTEWATER;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; ARTICLE; BIOFILM; CATALYSIS; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; ELECTRODE; ELECTROLYSIS; ELECTRON; ELECTRON TRANSPORT; ENERGY BALANCE; ENERGY RECOVERY; EQUIPMENT; GRAVITY; ION EXCHANGE; METHANOGENESIS; NONHUMAN; OXIDATION; OXYGEN SUPPLY; PH; ROTATABLE BIOELECTRICAL CONTACTOR; ROTATION; STEADY STATE; WASTE WATER;

AEROBIOSIS; BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; BIOELECTRIC ENERGY SOURCES; ELECTROCHEMICAL TECHNIQUES; ELECTRODES; ELECTROLYSIS; HYDROGEN; METHANE; POWER PLANTS; WASTE DISPOSAL, FLUID; WATER MICROBIOLOGY;

EID: 78651395312     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: 15205851     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es102482j     Document Type: Article

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