Treatment of landfill leachate using microbial fuel cells: Alternative anodes and semi-continuous operation

Bioresource Technology

Volumn 139, Issue , 2013, Pages 383-387

  Ganesh, Krishnadas ^a   Jambeck, Jenna R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Activated carbon; Biochar; Leachate treatment; MFC; Municipal solid waste

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATED CARBON; MICROBIAL FUEL CELLS; MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE; SERPENTINE;

ALTERNATIVE ANODES; BIO CHARS; LANDFILL LEACHATE TREATMENT; LANDFILL LEACHATES; MFC; POWER DENSITIES; SEMI-CONTINUOUS; SEMICONTINUOUS OPERATION;

LEACHATE TREATMENT;

ACTIVATED CARBON; AMMONIA; SERPENTINE; BIOCHAR; CHARCOAL; WATER POLLUTANT;

ACTIVATED CARBON; BIOCHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; CHARCOAL; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; ELECTRODE; FUEL CELL; LANDFILL; LEACHATE; MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE; SERPENTINE;

ARTICLE; CELL CYCLE; DENITRIFICATION; DENSITY; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; HUMAN; LANDFILL LEACHATE; LEACHING; MICROBIAL FUEL CELL; MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE; NITRIFICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCALE UP; BIOENERGY; CHEMISTRY; ELECTRODE; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; PROCEDURES; SEWAGE; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER POLLUTANT;

BIOELECTRIC ENERGY SOURCES; CHARCOAL; ELECTRODES; WASTE DISPOSAL, FLUID; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL; WATER PURIFICATION;

EID: 84886249933     PISSN: 09608524     EISSN: 18732976     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2013.04.013     Document Type: Article

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