Development of a novel bioelectrochemical membrane reactor for wastewater treatment

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 45, Issue 21, 2011, Pages 9256-9261

  Wang, Yun Kun ^a   Sheng, Guo Ping ^a   Li, Wen Wei ^a   Huang, Yu Xi ^a   Yu, Yang Yang ^a   Zeng, Raymond J ^a   Yu, Han Qing ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY OF CHINA   (China)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

COULOMBIC EFFICIENCY; EFFICIENT TREATMENT; EFFLUENT TURBIDITY; ELECTRICITY RECOVERY; ENERGY RECOVERY; FILTRATION MATERIALS; HYDRAULIC RETENTION TIME; INNOVATIVE SYSTEMS; LOADING RATE; MAXIMUM POWER DENSITY; MEMBRANE BIOREACTOR; MEMBRANE REACTOR; N REMOVAL; OPERATION CONDITIONS; OPERATION PERIOD; OXYGEN REDUCTION REACTION; POWER DENSITIES; STAINLESS STEEL MESH;

BIOREACTORS; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; EFFLUENTS; ELECTROLYTIC REDUCTION; FUEL CELLS; HYDRAULICS; MICROBIAL FUEL CELLS; OXYGEN; RECOVERY; STAINLESS STEEL; TURBIDITY; WASTEWATER; WATER TREATMENT PLANTS;

WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

AMMONIA; DISSOLVED OXYGEN; NITROGEN; OXYGEN; STAINLESS STEEL;

AMMONIUM; BIOREACTOR; CATALYSIS; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; EFFLUENT; ELECTRICITY; ELECTROCHEMICAL METHOD; ELECTRODE; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; FILTRATION; FUEL CELL; ION; MEMBRANE; NITROGEN; OXYGEN; POLLUTANT REMOVAL; TURBIDITY; WASTEWATER; WATER RETENTION; WATER TREATMENT;

ARTICLE; BIOELECTROCHEMICAL MEMBRANE REACTOR; BIOFILM; CATHODE RAY TUBE; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; DENSITY GRADIENT; EFFLUENT; ELECTRIC CURRENT; ENERGY RECOVERY; HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; MEMBRANE REACTOR; MICROBIAL FUEL CELL; MICROORGANISM; OXIDATION REDUCTION REACTION; TURBIDITY; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT;

BIOELECTRIC ENERGY SOURCES; BIOREACTORS; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; MEMBRANES, ARTIFICIAL; WASTE DISPOSAL, FLUID;

EID: 80055095002     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: 15205851     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es2019803     Document Type: Article

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