Influence of electric current on bacterial viability in wastewater treatment

Water Research

Volumn 45, Issue 16, 2011, Pages 5058-5062

  Wei, V ^a   Elektorowicz, M ^b   Oleszkiewicz, J A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

^b Gina Cody School of Engineering and Computer Science   (Canada)

Author keywords

Bacterial viability; Electric current; Electrochemistry; Microorganisms; Wastewater treatment

Indexed keywords

ALKALINITY; BACTERIA; BIOREACTORS; ELECTRIC CURRENTS; ELECTRODES; ELECTROPHORESIS; MICROBIAL FUEL CELLS; RECLAMATION;

ALKALINES; BACTERIAL CELLS; BACTERIAL VIABILITY; DIRECT-CURRENT; ELECTRIC CURRENT DENSITY; ELECTRO COAGULATIONS; ELECTROLYTICS; ELECTROTECHNOLOGIES; LIVE CELL; WASTEWATER TREATMENT SYSTEM;

WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

ALKALINE CERAMIDASE;

ALKALINITY; BACTERIUM; BIOMASS; CELL ORGANELLE; COAGULATION; ELECTRICAL POWER; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; ELECTRODE; ELECTROKINESIS; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; MICROORGANISM; PH; SPATIAL ANALYSIS; TEMPERATURE EFFECT; TEMPERATURE GRADIENT; WASTEWATER; WATER TREATMENT;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL CELL; BACTERIAL VIABILITY; BIOMASS; ELECTRIC CURRENT; ELECTRODE; ELECTROLYSIS; MEMBRANE REACTOR; MICROENVIRONMENT; NONHUMAN; PH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TEMPERATURE; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 80052261445     PISSN: 00431354     EISSN: 18792448     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2011.07.011     Document Type: Article

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