In situ investigation of tubular microbial fuel cells deployed in an aeration tank at a municipal wastewater treatment plant

Bioresource Technology

Volumn 136, Issue , 2013, Pages 316-321

  Zhang, Fei ^a   Ge, Zheng ^a   Grimaud, Julien ^b   Hurst, Jim ^b   He, Zhen ^a  

^a University of Wisconsin Milwaukee   (United States)

^b Veolia Eau Compagnie Generale des Eaux   (France)

Author keywords

Activated sludge; Aeration; Microbial fuel cells; Organic removal; Wastewater treatment

Indexed keywords

BIOFOULING; CATHODES; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; EFFLUENTS; ELECTRIC GENERATORS; ENERGY UTILIZATION; ION EXCHANGE MEMBRANES; MICROBIAL FUEL CELLS; SEWAGE TANKS; WASTEWATER TREATMENT; WATER AERATION;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; ELECTRICITY GENERATION; IN-SITU INVESTIGATIONS; MICROBIAL FUEL CELLS (MFCS); MUNICIPAL WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANTS; OPERATING CONDITION; ORGANIC REMOVAL; WASTEWATER QUALITY;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE PROCESS;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; AERATION; BIOFOULING; BIOFUEL; CATALYST; ELECTRICITY GENERATION; FUEL CELL; IN SITU MEASUREMENT; ION EXCHANGE; MEMBRANE; MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; WASTE TREATMENT; WASTEWATER;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; AERATION; AERATION TANK; ARTICLE; BIOFOULING; CATALYST; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRICITY; ENERGY CONSUMPTION; FEASIBILITY STUDY; ION EXCHANGE; MICROBIAL FUEL CELL; NUTRIENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TANK; THEORETICAL MODEL; WASTE COMPONENT REMOVAL; WASTE WATER; WASTE WATER TREATMENT PLANT; WATER POLLUTANT; WATER QUALITY;

EID: 84876342517     PISSN: 09608524     EISSN: 18732976     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2013.02.107     Document Type: Article

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