Electricity production from a bio-electrochemical cell for silver recovery in alkaline media

Applied Energy

Volumn 112, Issue , 2013, Pages 1337-1341

  Yun Hai, Wang ^a   Bai Shi, Wang ^a   Bin, Pan ^a   Qing Yun, Chen ^a   Wei, Yan ^b  

^a XI'AN JIAOTONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b Wenzhou Research Institute of Light Industry   (China)

Author keywords

Ammonia chelated silver; Bipolar membrane; Electricity production; Microbial fuel cell; Silver recovery

Indexed keywords

AMMONIA; CATHODES; CHELATION; ELECTROCHEMICAL CELLS; METAL IONS; MICROBIAL FUEL CELLS; MOLECULAR BIOLOGY; RECOVERY;

ALKALINE MEDIA; ALKALINE WASTES; BIO-ELECTROCHEMICAL; BIPOLAR MEMBRANES; COD REMOVAL; ELECTRICITY PRODUCTION; SILVER IONS; SILVER RECOVERY;

SILVER;

ALKALINE ENVIRONMENT; AMMONIA; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; ELECTRICITY GENERATION; ELECTROCHEMICAL METHOD; FUEL CELL; MEMBRANE; SILVER; WASTEWATER;

EID: 84884208184     PISSN: 03062619     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apenergy.2013.01.012     Document Type: Article

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