Integrating forward osmosis into microbial fuel cells for wastewater treatment, water extraction and bioelectricity generation

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 45, Issue 15, 2011, Pages 6690-6696

  Zhang, Fei ^a   Brastad, Kristen S ^a   He, Zhen ^a  

^a University of Wisconsin Milwaukee   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTIFICIAL SEAWATER; BATCH OPERATION; CATION EXCHANGE MEMBRANES; CONTINUOUS OPERATION; ELECTRICITY GENERATION; FORWARD OSMOSIS; NACL SOLUTION; POTENTIAL APPLICATIONS; PROOF OF CONCEPT; PROTON TRANSPORT; SEAWATER DESALINATION; SOLUTE CONCENTRATIONS; WATER EXTRACTION; WATER FLUX; WATER REUSE;

DESALINATION; ELECTRIC GENERATORS; ELECTRICITY; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; FUEL CELLS; MICROBIAL FUEL CELLS; OSMOSIS; SEAWATER; SODIUM CHLORIDE; SOLVENT EXTRACTION; WASTEWATER; WASTEWATER TREATMENT; WATER CONSERVATION; WATER FILTRATION; WATER SUPPLY; WATER TREATMENT PLANTS;

WASTEWATER RECLAMATION;

SEA WATER; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

DESALINATION; ELECTRICITY GENERATION; ELECTRODE; FUEL CELL; ION EXCHANGE; OSMOSIS; SEAWATER; SODIUM CHLORIDE; WASTE TREATMENT; WASTEWATER; WATER FLOW;

ARTICLE; BIOENERGY; CATION EXCHANGE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DESALINATION; FORWARD OSMOSIS; MICROBIAL FUEL CELL; OSMOSIS; OSMOTIC MICROBIAL FUEL CELL; PROTON TRANSPORT; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT; WASTE WATER RECYCLING;

BIOELECTRIC ENERGY SOURCES; ELECTRICITY; ELECTRODES; OSMOSIS; SALINITY; SEAWATER; SODIUM CHLORIDE; SOLUTIONS; TIME FACTORS; WASTE DISPOSAL, FLUID; WATER PURIFICATION;

EID: 79960967460     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: 15205851     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es201505t     Document Type: Article

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