Sustainable water desalination and electricity generation in a separator coupled stacked microbial desalination cell with buffer free electrolyte circulation

Bioresource Technology

Volumn 119, Issue , 2012, Pages 88-93

  Chen, Xi ^a   Liang, Peng ^a   Wei, Zhimou ^a   Zhang, Xiaoyuan ^a   Huang, Xia ^a  

^a TSINGHUA UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Glass fiber separator; Long term operation; Microbial desalination cell; PH imbalance

Indexed keywords

AIR CATHODE; ANOLYTES; BIOFILM GROWTH; BUFFER SOLUTIONS; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND REMOVALS; COULOMBIC EFFICIENCY; COUPLED CIRCULATION; ELECTRICITY GENERATION; FREE ELECTROLYTES; LONG-TERM OPERATION; MICROBIAL DESALINATION CELLS; OPERATION PERIOD; SUSTAINABLE WATER;

ALKALINITY; BIOFILMS; CATHODES; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; ELECTRIC GENERATORS; GLASS FIBERS; PH; SEPARATORS; WATER CONSERVATION; WATER FILTRATION;

DESALINATION;

BUFFER; ELECTROLYTE; ORGANIC MATTER;

ALKALINITY; BIOFILM; BIOTECHNOLOGY; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; DESALINATION; ELECTRICITY GENERATION; EQUIPMENT; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; OPERATIONS TECHNOLOGY; ORGANIC MATTER; PH; POLLUTANT REMOVAL; SUSTAINABILITY;

ALKALINITY; ARTICLE; BIOENERGY; BIOFILM; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; CONTROLLED STUDY; DESALINATION; MICROBIAL FUEL CELL; PH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WATER TREATMENT;

BIOELECTRIC ENERGY SOURCES; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; ELECTROLYTES; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EQUIPMENT FAILURE ANALYSIS; SALINITY; SEAWATER; WATER MICROBIOLOGY; WATER PURIFICATION;

EID: 84862305045     PISSN: 09608524     EISSN: 18732976     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2012.05.135     Document Type: Article

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