Enhanced hydrogen production from waste activated sludge by cascade utilization of organic matter in microbial electrolysis cells

Water Research

Volumn 46, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 1015-1026

  Lu, Lu ^a   Xing, Defeng ^a   Liu, Bingfeng ^a   Ren, Nanqi ^a  

^a HARBIN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Alkaline pretreatment; Electrohydrogenesis; Hydrogen; Microbial electrolysis cell (MEC); Waste activated sludge

Indexed keywords

BIOGEOCHEMISTRY; CARBOHYDRATES; ELECTROLYTIC CELLS; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FERMENTATION; FLUORESCENCE SPECTROSCOPY; HYDROGEN PRODUCTION; MICROBIAL FUEL CELLS; REGENERATIVE FUEL CELLS; VOLATILE FATTY ACIDS;

ALKALINE PRETREATMENT; ALKALINES; CASCADE UTILIZATIONS; ELECTROHYDROGENESIS; ENHANCED HYDROGEN PRODUCTIONS; FERMENTATIVE HYDROGEN PRODUCTION; HYDROGEN PRODUCING BACTERIA; MICROBIAL ELECTROLYSE CELL; PRE-TREATED WASTES; WASTE ACTIVATED SLUDGES;

ELECTROLYSIS;

ACETIC ACID; BUTYRIC ACID; DISSOLVED ORGANIC MATTER; HYDROGEN; NICOTINAMIDE ADENINE DINUCLEOTIDE; PROPIONIC ACID; TRYPTOPHAN; TYROSINE; VOLATILE FATTY ACID;

ACIDIFICATION; ACTIVATED SLUDGE; ALKALINITY; BACTERIUM; CARBOHYDRATE; ELECTROKINESIS; FATTY ACID; FERMENTATION; FLUORESCENCE SPECTROSCOPY; HYDROGEN; METHANOGENESIS; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY;

ACIDIFICATION; ACTIVATED SLUDGE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL CELL; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROLYSIS; FLUORESCENCE SPECTROSCOPY; METHANOGENESIS; METHANOGENIC FERMENTATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUSPENDED PARTICULATE MATTER;

EID: 84856112999     PISSN: 00431354     EISSN: 18792448     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2011.11.073     Document Type: Article

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