A hybrid microbial fuel cell membrane bioreactor with a conductive ultrafiltration membrane biocathode for wastewater treatment

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 47, Issue 20, 2013, Pages 11821-11828

  Malaeb, Lilian ^a   Katuri, Krishna P ^a   Logan, Bruce E ^b   Maab, Husnul ^a   Nunes, S P ^a   Saikaly, Pascal E ^a  

^a KING ABDULLAH UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Saudi Arabia)

^b The Pennsylvania State University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DOMESTIC WASTEWATER; ELECTRICALLY CONDUCTIVE; MAXIMUM POWER DENSITY; NEPHELOMETRIC TURBIDITY UNITS; SOLUBLE CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMANDS; ULTRA-FILTRATION MEMBRANES; WASTEWATER AERATION; WASTEWATER FILTRATION;

BIOREACTORS; CATHODES; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; MICROBIAL FUEL CELLS; MICROFILTRATION; RECLAMATION; ULTRAFILTRATION; WASTEWATER TREATMENT; WATER FILTRATION;

WATER AERATION;

PLATINUM;

BIOREACTOR; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; ELECTRICAL CONDUCTIVITY; FUEL CELL; MEMBRANE; POLLUTANT REMOVAL; TURBIDITY; ULTRAFILTRATION; WASTEWATER; WATER TREATMENT;

AERATION; ARTICLE; BIOFILM; BIOREACTOR; CATALYST; HYBRID; MICROBIAL FUEL CELL; TURBIDITY; ULTRAFILTRATION; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT;

BACTERIA; BIOELECTRIC ENERGY SOURCES; BIOREACTORS; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; ELECTROCHEMICAL TECHNIQUES; ELECTRODES; MEMBRANES, ARTIFICIAL; NANOTUBES, CARBON; ULTRAFILTRATION; WASTE WATER; WATER PURIFICATION;

EID: 84886909481     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: 15205851     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es4030113     Document Type: Article

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