Efficient electricity generation from sewage sludge usingbiocathode microbial fuel cell

Water Research

Volumn 46, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 43-52

  Zhang, Guodong ^a   Zhao, Qingliang ^a   Jiao, Yan ^b   Wang, Kun ^a   Lee, Duu Jong ^c,d   Ren, Nanqi ^a  

^a HARBIN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^b SHANXI UNIVERSITY OF FINANCE AND ECONOMICS   (China)

^c FUDAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^d NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

454 pyrosequencing technique; Biocathode; Electricity generation; Microbial community; Microbial fuel cells (MFCs); Sewage sludge

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; ELECTRIC POWER GENERATION; ELECTRODES; METABOLITES; SEWAGE SLUDGE; VOLATILE FATTY ACIDS;

454-PYROSEQUENCING; BIOCATHODES; ELECTRICITY GENERATION; MICROBIAL COMMUNITIES; MICROBIAL FUEL CELLS (MFCS);

MICROBIAL FUEL CELLS;

ACETIC ACID; AMMONIA; ORGANIC MATTER; PROPIONIC ACID;

BACTERIUM; CATALYST; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; ELECTRICITY GENERATION; FUEL CELL; LITERATURE REVIEW; METABOLITE; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; POLLUTANT REMOVAL; RELATIVE ABUNDANCE; SEWAGE; SLUDGE;

ACTINOBACTERIA; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM; BACTEROIDETES; BIOCATHODE MICROBIAL FUEL CELL; BIOFILM; BRADYRHIZOBIUM; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; CHLOROBACULUM; CHLOROFLEXACEAE; CLOSTRIDIUM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEGRADATION; ELECTRICITY; ELECTRODE; FERRIBACTERIUM; FERRUGINIBACTER; FIRMICUTES; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; NONHUMAN; PH; PHYLOGENY; POLARIZATION; POWER SUPPLY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPIONIBACTERIUM; PROTEOBACTERIA; PYROSEQUENCING; RHODOBACTER; RHODOFERAX; RHODOPSEUDOMONAS; SLUDGE; TAXONOMY; TECHNOLOGY;

ACTINOBACTERIA; BACTEROIDETES; BRADYRHIZOBIUM; CHLOROBACULUM; CLOSTRIDIUM; FERRIBACTERIUM; FIRMICUTES; PROPIONIBACTERIUM; PROTEOBACTERIA; RHODOBACTER; RHODOFERAX; RHODOPSEUDOMONAS; UNCULTURED BACTERIUM;

EID: 82355180895     PISSN: 00431354     EISSN: 18792448     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2011.10.036     Document Type: Article

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