Carbon and nitrogen removal and enhanced methane production in a microbial electrolysis cell

Bioresource Technology

Volumn 130, Issue , 2013, Pages 366-371

  Villano, Marianna ^a   Scardala, Stefano ^a   Aulenta, Federico ^b   Majone, Mauro ^a  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^b WATER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Ammonium recovery; Biocathode; Methane bioproduction; Microbial electrolysis cell

Indexed keywords

AMMONIUM COMPOUNDS; CARBON DIOXIDE; CATHODES; ELECTROLYTIC CELLS; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; MOLECULAR BIOLOGY; VOLATILE FATTY ACIDS;

ANAEROBIC OXIDATION; BIO-PRODUCTION; BIOCATHODES; BIOMASS GROWTH; CAPTURE EFFICIENCY; CARBON AND NITROGEN; CATIONIC MEMBRANES; COULOMBIC EFFICIENCY; LOW SLUDGE PRODUCTION; LOW STRENGTH WASTEWATER; METHANE PRODUCTION; MICROBIAL ELECTROLYSIS CELLS; PH CONTROL; STANDARD HYDROGEN ELECTRODES;

METHANE;

ACETIC ACID; AMMONIA; BIOGAS; CARBON; CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBONIC ACID; METHANE; NITROGEN;

AMMONIUM; ANOXIC CONDITIONS; BIOMASS; CARBON; CELL ORGANELLE; ELECTRODE; ELECTROKINESIS; GAS PRODUCTION; GROWTH RATE; MEMBRANE; METHANE; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; MINERAL; NITROGEN; PH; POLLUTANT REMOVAL; WASTEWATER; WATER TREATMENT;

ARTICLE; BIOMASS; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); EFFLUENT; ELECTRIC CURRENT; ELECTROLYSIS; ENERGY BALANCE; MICROBIAL ELECTROLYSIS CELL; MICROBIOLOGICAL PARAMETERS; NONHUMAN; OXIDATION; PH ELECTRODE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SLUDGE;

EID: 84872258879     PISSN: 09608524     EISSN: 18732976     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2012.11.080     Document Type: Article

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