Using single-chamber microbial fuel cells as renewable power sources of electro-Fenton reactors for organic pollutant treatment

Journal of Hazardous Materials

Volumn 252-253, Issue , 2013, Pages 198-203

  Zhu, Xiuping ^a   Logan, Bruce E ^a  

^a The Pennsylvania State University   (United States)

Author keywords

Bioelectrochemical; Fenton; Microbial fuel cell; Pollutant

Indexed keywords

BIO-ELECTROCHEMICAL; COST-EFFECTIVE APPROACH; DEGRADATION EFFICIENCY; FENTON; INDUSTRIAL WASTEWATER TREATMENT; MICROBIAL FUEL CELLS (MFCS); ORGANIC POLLUTANT DEGRADATION; POLLUTANT;

DEGRADATION; ORGANIC ACIDS; ORGANIC POLLUTANTS; PHENOLS; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

MICROBIAL FUEL CELLS;

CARBOXYLIC ACID; FORMIC ACID; FUMARIC ACID; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; HYDROQUINONE; IRON; MALEIC ACID; OXALIC ACID; PHENOL;

BIODEGRADATION; BIOREACTOR; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; FUEL CELL; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ORGANIC ACID; ORGANIC POLLUTANT; PHENOL; POLLUTANT REMOVAL; RENEWABLE RESOURCE; WASTEWATER; WATER TREATMENT;

ARTICLE; BIODEGRADABILITY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; ELECTRO FENTON REACTOR; ELECTRON TRANSPORT; FENTON REACTION; MICROBIAL FUEL CELL; ORGANIC POLLUTION; REACTOR; TOTAL ORGANIC CARBON; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT;

BIOELECTRIC ENERGY SOURCES; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; IRON; PHENOL; RENEWABLE ENERGY; WASTE DISPOSAL, FLUID; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

EID: 84875511369     PISSN: 03043894     EISSN: 18733336     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2013.02.051     Document Type: Article

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