Bioelectrochemical enhancement of hydrogen and methane production from the anaerobic digestion of sewage sludge in single-chamber membrane-free microbial electrolysis cells

International Journal of Hydrogen Energy

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 1342-1347

  Guo, Xuesong ^a   Liu, Junxin ^a   Xiao, Benyi ^a  

^a RESEARCH CENTER FOR ECO ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES   (China)

Author keywords

Anaerobic digestion; Bioelectrochemical enhancement; Hydrogen and methane production; Sewage sludge; Single chamber membrane free microbial electrolysis cells

Indexed keywords

APPLIED VOLTAGES; BATCH TESTS; CONTROL TESTS; METHANE PRODUCTION; MICROBIAL ELECTROLYSIS CELLS; PH RANGE; SOLUBLE CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMANDS; VOLATILE SUSPENDED SOLIDS;

ANAEROBIC DIGESTION; BIOGAS; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; ELECTROLYTIC CELLS; METHANE; SEWAGE SLUDGE; VOLATILE FATTY ACIDS;

HYDROGEN PRODUCTION;

EID: 84872341458     PISSN: 03603199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2012.11.087     Document Type: Article

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