Increasing efficiencies of microbial fuel cells for collaborative treatment of copper and organic wastewater by designing reactor and selecting operating parameters

Bioresource Technology

Volumn 147, Issue , 2013, Pages 332-337

  Cheng, Shao An ^a   Wang, Bai Shi ^a,b   Wang, Yun Hai ^b  

^a ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b XI'AN JIAOTONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

External resistance; Linear sweep voltammetry; Microbial fuel cells; Removal efficiency; Wastewaters

Indexed keywords

BIOGEOCHEMISTRY; BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS; EFFICIENCY; METAL IONS; MICROBIAL FUEL CELLS; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; WASTEWATER;

COPPER ION REMOVALS; COULOMBIC EFFICIENCY; EXTERNAL RESISTANCE; LINEAR SWEEP VOLTAMMETRY; MAXIMUM POWER DENSITY; OPERATING PARAMETERS; OPERATIONAL PARAMETERS; REMOVAL EFFICIENCIES;

CHEMICALS REMOVAL (WATER TREATMENT);

COPPER ION; ORGANIC MATTER;

BIOREACTOR; BIOTECHNOLOGY; CATION; COPPER; ELECTRICAL RESISTIVITY; ELECTRODE; FUEL CELL; ORGANIC MATTER; SEWAGE TREATMENT;

AQUEOUS SOLUTION; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL ACTIVITY; ELECTROCHEMICAL ANALYSIS; HYDROGEN EVOLUTION; MICROBIAL FUEL CELL; ORGANIC WASTE; OXIDATION; POTENTIOMETRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REACTOR; WASTE WATER; X RAY PHOTOELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY;

EXTERNAL RESISTANCE; LINEAR SWEEP VOLTAMMETRY; MICROBIAL FUEL CELLS; REMOVAL EFFICIENCY; WASTEWATERS;

BIOELECTRIC ENERGY SOURCES; BIOREACTORS; COPPER; ELECTRODES; ORGANIC CHEMICALS; PHOTOELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY; WASTE WATER;

EID: 84883320213     PISSN: 09608524     EISSN: 18732976     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2013.08.040     Document Type: Article

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