Improving water desalination by hydraulically coupling an osmotic microbial fuel cell with a microbial desalination cell

Journal of Membrane Science

Volumn 441, Issue , 2013, Pages 18-24

  Zhang, Bo ^a   He, Zhen ^a  

^a University of Wisconsin Milwaukee   (United States)

Author keywords

Forward osmosis; Ion exchange membrane; Microbial desalination cell; Microbial fuel cell; Wastewater treatment

Indexed keywords

ARTIFICIAL WASTEWATER; BIO-ELECTROCHEMICAL REACTORS; BIO-ELECTROCHEMICAL SYSTEMS; FORWARD OSMOSIS; MICROBIAL DESALINATION CELLS; MICROBIAL DESALINATION CELLS (MDC); OSMOTIC MICROBIAL FUEL CELLS; SALINE WATER DESALINATIONS;

ION EXCHANGE MEMBRANES; MICROBIAL FUEL CELLS; OSMOSIS; WASTEWATER TREATMENT; WATER FILTRATION;

DESALINATION;

SODIUM CHLORIDE; WATER;

ACIDIFICATION; ARTICLE; DESALINATION; DILUTION; ENERGY YIELD; ION EXCHANGE; MEMBRANE CONDUCTANCE; MICROBIAL DESALINATION CELL; MICROBIAL FUEL CELL; OSMOSIS; OSMOTIC MICROBIAL FUEL CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REACTOR; WASTE WATER;

EID: 84877353684     PISSN: 03767388     EISSN: 18733123     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2013.04.005     Document Type: Article

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