Coupling bioelectricity generation and oil sands tailings treatment using microbial fuel cells

Bioresource Technology

Volumn 139, Issue , 2013, Pages 349-354

  Jiang, Yaxin ^a   Ulrich, Ania C ^a   Liu, Yang ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Electricity generation; Mature fine tailings; Microbial fuel cells; Oil sands process affected water; Wastewater treatment

Indexed keywords

BIOELECTRIC PHENOMENA; COPPER; ELECTRIC GENERATORS; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; LEAD; MICROBIAL FUEL CELLS; TAILINGS; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

CONTINUOUS ELECTRICITY GENERATIONS; ELECTRICITY GENERATION; EXTERNAL RESISTANCE; GENERATE ELECTRICITY; MATURE FINE TAILINGS; MAXIMUM POWER DENSITY; OIL SANDS PROCESS-AFFECTED WATERS; OIL SANDS TAILINGS;

OIL SANDS;

HEAVY METAL; OIL; OIL SAND; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; SILICON DIOXIDE; WASTE; WATER POLLUTANT;

BIOENERGY; ELECTRICITY GENERATION; FUEL CELL; HEAVY METAL; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; OIL SAND; TAILINGS; WASTE TREATMENT;

ARTICLE; BIOENERGY; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; ELECTRICITY; HEAVY METAL REMOVAL; MICROBIAL FUEL CELL; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT; ANALYSIS; BIOCHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; BIOFILM; CHEMISTRY; FEASIBILITY STUDY; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MICROBIOLOGY; PROCEDURES; SEWAGE; WASTE; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER POLLUTANT;

BIOELECTRIC ENERGY SOURCES; BIOFILMS; BIOLOGICAL OXYGEN DEMAND ANALYSIS; ELECTRICITY; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; METALS, HEAVY; OILS; SILICON DIOXIDE; WASTE DISPOSAL, FLUID; WASTE PRODUCTS; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL; WATER PURIFICATION;

EID: 84877803093     PISSN: 09608524     EISSN: 18732976     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2013.04.050     Document Type: Article

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