Evaluation of low cost cathode materials for treatment of industrial and food processing wastewater using microbial electrolysis cells

International Journal of Hydrogen Energy

Volumn 38, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 1859-1865

  Tenca, Alberto ^a   Cusick, Roland D ^b   Schievano, Andrea ^a   Oberti, Roberto ^a   Logan, Bruce E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^b The Pennsylvania State University   (United States)

Author keywords

Energy recovery; MEC; Methanol; Molybdenum disulfide; Wastewater

Indexed keywords

BIOGAS PRODUCTION; CATHODE CATALYST; CATHODE MATERIALS; COD REMOVAL RATE; ENERGY RECOVERY; FOOD PROCESSING WASTEWATER; HYDROGEN GAS; LOW COSTS; MEC; MICROBIAL ELECTROLYSIS CELLS; MOLYBDENUM DISULFIDE; NET ENERGY; PT CATALYSTS; PT CATHODE; TREATMENT EFFICIENCY; WASTEWATER COMPOSITION;

BIOGAS; CATALYSTS; CATHODES; ELECTROLYTIC CELLS; FOOD PROCESSING; METHANOL; MOLYBDENUM; MOLYBDENUM COMPOUNDS; PLATINUM; RECOVERY; WASTEWATER;

WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

EID: 84872613454     PISSN: 03603199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2012.11.103     Document Type: Article

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