Ammonium recovery and energy production from urine by a microbial fuel cell

Water Research

Volumn 46, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 2627-2636

  Kuntke, P ^a,b   Smiech K M ^a   Bruning, H ^b   Zeeman, G ^b   Saakes, M ^a   Sleutels, T H J A ^a   Hamelers, H V M ^a   Buisman, C J N ^a,b  

^a EUROPEAN CENTRE OF EXCELLENCE FOR SUSTAINABLE WATER TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

^b WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Ammonium recovery; Energy production; Microbial fuel cell; Urine

Indexed keywords

AMMONIA; BODY FLUIDS; CATHODES; LIQUEFIED GASES; MOLECULAR BIOLOGY; RECOVERY;

AMMONIUM RECOVERY; CELL-BE; CELL/B.E; ENERGY; ENERGY PRODUCTIONS; LARGE AMOUNTS; MEMBRANE SURFACE; NITROGEN RECOVERY; SURFACE AREA; URINE;

MICROBIAL FUEL CELLS;

AMMONIA; VOLATILE AGENT;

AMMONIUM; BIOMASS POWER; ELECTRODE; ENERGY BALANCE; FUEL CELL; MICROORGANISM; PH; POWER GENERATION; RENEWABLE RESOURCE; URINE;

ABSORPTION; ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); ENERGY BALANCE; ENERGY YIELD; FEMALE; GAS DIFFUSION; HUMAN; MALE; MICROBIAL FUEL CELL; PH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURFACE PROPERTY; URINE; VOLATILIZATION;

EID: 84859004454     PISSN: 00431354     EISSN: 18792448     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2012.02.025     Document Type: Article

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