Electricity generation from molasses wastewater by an anaerobic baffled stacking microbial fuel cell

Journal of Chemical Technology and Biotechnology

Volumn 86, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 406-413

  Zhong, Chen ^a   Zhang, Baogang ^a   Kong, Lingcai ^b   Xue, An ^a   Ni, Jinren ^a  

^a PEKING UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b China Kunlun Engineering Corporation   (China)

Author keywords

Anaerobic baffled reactor; Electricity generation; Microbial fuel cells; Molasses wastewater

Indexed keywords

ANAEROBIC BAFFLED REACTOR; AVERAGE POWER; COD REMOVAL EFFICIENCY; CONSTRUCTION COSTS; CONVENTIONAL TREATMENTS; ELECTRICITY GENERATION; ENERGY LOSS; ENERGY REQUIREMENTS; FIELD IMPLEMENTATION; LOW POWER; LOW VOLTAGES; LOW-PARASITIC; MOLASSES WASTEWATER; ORGANIC LOADING RATES; SCALABLE ARCHITECTURES; SCALE-UP; SERIES CONNECTIONS; VOLTAGE OUTPUT; WASTE GENERATION; WASTEWATER TREATMENT TECHNOLOGIES;

ELECTRIC GENERATORS; ELECTRIC POWER GENERATION; ELECTRICITY; ENERGY CONVERSION; ENERGY DISSIPATION; FUEL CELLS; MICROBIAL FUEL CELLS; RECLAMATION; REMOVAL; WASTEWATER; WATER TREATMENT PLANTS;

WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

MOLASSES;

ANAEROBIC BAFFLED STACKING MICROBIAL FUEL CELL; ANAEROBIC REACTOR; ARTICLE; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; ELECTRICITY; INOCULATION; MASS FRAGMENTOGRAPHY; MICROBIAL FUEL CELL; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT;

EID: 79751498897     PISSN: 02682575     EISSN: 10974660     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jctb.2531     Document Type: Article

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