Microbial desalination cells packed with ion-exchange resin to enhance water desalination rate

Bioresource Technology

Volumn 118, Issue , 2012, Pages 243-248

  Morel, Alexandre ^a   Zuo, Kuichang ^a   Xia, Xue ^a   Wei, Jincheng ^a   Luo, Xi ^a   Liang, Peng ^a   Huang, Xia ^a  

^a TSINGHUA UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Ion exchange resin; Microbial desalination cell; Ohmic resistance; Water desalination

Indexed keywords

ACTINIDES; DESALINATION; ION EXCHANGE RESINS; IONS; OHMIC CONTACTS; WATER FILTRATION;

CHARGE EFFICIENCY; LOW CONCENTRATIONS; LOW SALINITY; MICROBIAL DESALINATION CELLS; MICROBIAL DESALINATION CELLS (MDC); OHMIC RESISTANCE; WATER DESALINATION;

ION EXCHANGE;

ION EXCHANGE RESIN;

BIOREACTOR; DESALINATION; ION EXCHANGE; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; RESIN; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DESALINATION; MICROBIAL DESALINATION CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SALINITY; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER TREATMENT;

EID: 84863524192     PISSN: 09608524     EISSN: 18732976     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2012.04.093     Document Type: Article

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