Effects of draw solutions and membrane conditions on electricity generation and water flux in osmotic microbial fuel cells

Bioresource Technology

Volumn 109, Issue , 2012, Pages 70-76

  Ge, Zheng ^a   He, Zhen ^a  

^a University of Wisconsin Milwaukee   (United States)

Author keywords

Draw solution; Forward osmosis; Osmotic microbial fuel cell; Wastewater treatment; Water flux

Indexed keywords

ACID ADDITION; ANOLYTES; CATHOLYTES; CURRENT GENERATION; ELECTRICITY GENERATION; FORWARD OSMOSIS; MEMBRANE CLEANING; WATER FLUX;

ELECTRIC GENERATORS; HYDROCHLORIC ACID; MEMBRANE FOULING; MICROBIAL FUEL CELLS; OSMOSIS; PH EFFECTS; SODIUM CHLORIDE; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

MEMBRANES;

HYDROCHLORIC ACID; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ELECTRICITY GENERATION; FUEL CELL; HYDROCHLORIC ACID; MEMBRANE; OSMOSIS; PH; SODIUM CHLORIDE; WATER FLOW;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRICITY; ELECTRICITY GENERATION; ENERGY YIELD; MEMBRANE; MICROBIAL FUEL CELL; OSMOTIC MICROBIAL FUEL CELL; PH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOLUTION AND SOLUBILITY; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT;

BIOELECTRIC ENERGY SOURCES; BUFFERS; ELECTRICITY; ELECTROLYTES; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; MEMBRANES, ARTIFICIAL; OSMOSIS; SODIUM CHLORIDE; SOLUTIONS; WATER;

EID: 84857440100     PISSN: 09608524     EISSN: 18732976     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2012.01.044     Document Type: Article

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