Development and testing of bioelectrochemical reactors converting wastewater organics into hydrogen peroxide

Water Science and Technology

Volumn 66, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 831-836

  Modin, Oskar ^a,b   Fukushi, Kensuke ^b  

^a CHALMERS UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

Author keywords

Bioelectrochemical systems; Hydrogen peroxide; Microbial fuel cell; Wastewater treatment

Indexed keywords

A-CARBON; BIO-ELECTROCHEMICAL REACTORS; BIOELECTROCHEMICAL SYSTEMS; CARBON NANO PARTICLES; CATHODIC REDUCTIONS; COULOMBIC EFFICIENCY; DISSOLVED ORGANIC MATTERS; ENERGY CONTENT; GAS-DIFFUSION ELECTRODE; ORGANICS; PRODUCTION OF HYDROGEN; REAL WASTEWATER; SYNTHETIC WASTE WATER; WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANTS;

ANODES; CARBON FIBERS; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; MICROBIAL FUEL CELLS; OXYGEN; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

COUPLED CIRCUITS;

CARBON NANOFIBER; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; POLITEF;

ALKENE; BIOREACTOR; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DISSOLVED ORGANIC MATTER; ELECTROCHEMICAL METHOD; ELECTRODE; FUEL CELL; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; WASTEWATER; WATER TREATMENT;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BIOREACTOR; CATALYST; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONDUCTANCE; ELECTRODE; GAS DIFFUSION; HYDROPHOBICITY; NONHUMAN; PH; WASTE WATER;

ACETATES; BIOREACTORS; CARBON; CATALYSIS; DIFFUSION; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; ELECTRODES; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; NANOPARTICLES; OXYGEN; POLYTETRAFLUOROETHYLENE; WASTE DISPOSAL, FLUID; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

EID: 84864411453     PISSN: 02731223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2166/wst.2012.255     Document Type: Article

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