Integrated conversion of food waste diluted with sewage into volatile fatty acids through fermentation and electricity through a fuel cell

Environmental Technology (United Kingdom)

Volumn 34, Issue 13-14, 2013, Pages 1935-1945

  Pant, Deepak ^a   Arslan, Doga ^a   Van Bogaert, Gilbert ^a   Gallego, Yolanda Alvarez ^a   De Wever, Heleen ^a   Diels, Ludo ^a   Vanbroekhoven, Karolien ^a  

^a FLEMISH INSTITUTE FOR TECHNOLOGICAL RESEARCH VITO   (Belgium)

Author keywords

effluent treatment; fermentation; microbial fuel cell; Sewage Plus; volatile fatty acids

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; EFFLUENT TREATMENT; EFFLUENTS; FERMENTATION; HYDROGEN; HYDROGEN PRODUCTION; MICROBIAL FUEL CELLS; SEWAGE;

COLUMBIC EFFICIENCY; CONTINUOUS PROCESS; CONTINUOUS REACTORS; DOMESTIC WASTEWATER; ELECTRICITY PRODUCTION; FERMENTATION PRODUCTS; MICROBIAL FUEL CELLS (MFCS); PRIMARY TREATMENT;

VOLATILE FATTY ACIDS;

ACETIC ACID; HYDROGEN; VOLATILE FATTY ACID;

ACETIC ACID; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; DILUTION; EFFLUENT; ELECTRICITY GENERATION; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; FATTY ACID; FERMENTATION; FUEL CELL; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

ARTICLE; BIOREACTOR; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; EFFLUENT; ELECTRICITY; FEEDING; FERMENTATION; HYDROLYSIS; MICROBIAL FUEL CELL; NONHUMAN; SEWAGE TREATMENT; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT;

EID: 84886078974     PISSN: 09593330     EISSN: 1479487X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09593330.2013.828763     Document Type: Article

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