Simultaneous water desalination and electricity generation in a microbial desalination cell with electrolyte recirculation for pH control

Bioresource Technology

Volumn 106, Issue , 2012, Pages 89-94

  Qu, Youpeng ^a   Feng, Yujie ^a   Wang, Xin ^b   Liu, Jia ^a   Lv, Jiangwei ^a   He, Weihua ^a   Logan, Bruce E ^a,c  

^a HARBIN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^b NANKAI UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c The Pennsylvania State University   (United States)

Author keywords

Microbial desalination cell; PH imbalance; Recirculation

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL METABOLISM; CATHODE CHAMBERS; ELECTRICITY GENERATION; MAXIMUM POWER DENSITY; PH CONTROL; PHOSPHATE BUFFER SOLUTIONS; POWER DENSITIES; RECIRCULATIONS; SALT SOLUTION; WATER DESALINATION;

CELLS; ELECTRIC GENERATORS; ELECTROLYTES; SODIUM CHLORIDE; WATER FILTRATION;

DESALINATION;

ELECTROLYTE; PHOSPHATE BUFFERED SALINE;

BACTERIUM; BIOENERGY; BIOMASS POWER; BIOTECHNOLOGY; DESALINATION; ELECTRICITY GENERATION; ELECTRODE; ELECTROLYTE; INHIBITION; METABOLISM; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; PH;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL METABOLISM; DESALINATION; ELECTRICITY; ELECTRODE; PH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECIRCULATION MICROBIAL DESALINATION CELL; SALINITY;

BIOELECTRIC ENERGY SOURCES; ELECTRICITY; ELECTRODES; ELECTROLYTES; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; SALINITY; SODIUM CHLORIDE; WATER PURIFICATION;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 84855345089     PISSN: 09608524     EISSN: 18732976     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2011.11.045     Document Type: Article

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