Estimating microbial electrolysis cell (MEC) investment costs in wastewater treatment plants: Case study

International Journal of Hydrogen Energy

Volumn 37, Issue 24, 2012, Pages 18641-18653

  Escapa, A ^a   Gomez X ^a   Tartakovsky, B ^b   Moran A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEÓN   (Spain)

^b NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Costs estimation; Domestic wastewater; Hydrogen; Microbial electrolysis cell

Indexed keywords

BREAK-EVEN POINT; DOMESTIC WASTEWATER; DOMESTIC WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANTS; INVESTMENT COSTS; MANUFACTURING PROCESS; MICROBIAL ELECTROLYSIS CELLS; PURCHASE COST; WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANTS;

CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; COST ESTIMATING; ELECTROLYTIC CELLS; ENERGY UTILIZATION; ESTIMATION; HYDROGEN; INVESTMENTS; SEWAGE PUMPING PLANTS; TOXICITY; WATER TREATMENT PLANTS;

COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS;

EID: 84869824633     PISSN: 03603199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2012.09.157     Document Type: Article

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