Enzyme catalyzed electricity-driven water softening system

Enzyme and Microbial Technology

Volumn 51, Issue 6-7, 2012, Pages 396-401

  Arugula, Mary A ^a   Brastad, Kristen S ^a   Minteer, Shelley D ^b   He, Zhen ^a  

^a University of Wisconsin Milwaukee   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

Author keywords

Desalination; Electricity; Enzymatic biofuel cell; Hardness; Water softening

Indexed keywords

A-CARBON; BATCH OPERATION; CALCIUM IONS; COFACTORS; DIVALENT CATION; ELECTRICITY GENERATION; ENZYMATIC OXIDATIONS; GLUCOSE DEHYDROGENASE; GLUCOSE OXIDATION; HARD WATER; HARDNESS REMOVAL; HYDRATED RADIUS; INITIAL CONCENTRATION; MAGNESIUM IONS; PROOF OF CONCEPT; RESIDENTIAL APPLICATION; WATER QUALITY PROBLEMS; WATER SOFTENER; WATER SOFTENING;

CALCIUM CARBONATE; CATALYSIS; DESALINATION; ELECTRIC GENERATORS; ELECTRICITY; ELECTROCATALYSTS; ENZYMATIC FUEL CELLS; ENZYMES; GLUCOSE; HARDNESS; METAL IONS; WATER FILTRATION;

WATER HARDNESS;

CALCIUM CARBONATE; CALCIUM ION; CARBON; GLUCOSE; GLUCOSE DEHYDROGENASE; MAGNESIUM ION; NICOTINAMIDE ADENINE DINUCLEOTIDE;

ARTICLE; BATCH PROCESS; BIOENERGY; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROCHEMICAL ANALYSIS; ELECTRODE; ENZYME MECHANISM; ENZYME METABOLISM; GLUCOSE OXIDATION; HYDRATION; SANITATION; WATER HARDNESS; WATER SAMPLING;

BIOELECTRIC ENERGY SOURCES; BIOTECHNOLOGY; CALCIUM; CALCIUM CARBONATE; ENZYMES, IMMOBILIZED; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; GLUCOSE 1-DEHYDROGENASE; ION EXCHANGE; MAGNESIUM; WATER QUALITY; WATER SOFTENING; WATER SUPPLY;

EID: 84867222936     PISSN: 01410229     EISSN: 18790909     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enzmictec.2012.08.009     Document Type: Article

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