Electricity production from molasses wastewater in two-chamber microbial fuel cell

Water Science and Technology

Volumn 68, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 494-498

  Zhang, Yong Juan ^a   Sun, Cai Yu ^a   Liu, Xiao Ye ^a   Han, Wei ^a   Dong, Yi Xing ^a   Li, Yong Feng ^a  

^a NORTHEAST FORESTRY UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Fuel cell; Microbial fuel cell; Silver containing wastewater; Wastewater treatment

Indexed keywords

MOLASSES; PROTON; SILVER; SILVER NITRATE;

ARTICLE; BIOENERGY; BIOFOULING; CARBON PAPER ELECTRODE; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; DENSITY; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; ELECTRODE; ELECTRON; ENERGY RESOURCE; FEASIBILITY STUDY; METAL RECOVERY; MICROBIAL FUEL CELL; POWER DENSITY; PRECIPITATION; SEDIMENT; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT; BIOCHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; CHEMISTRY; ELECTRICITY; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; SEWAGE; WASTE WATER;

BIOELECTRIC ENERGY SOURCES; BIOLOGICAL OXYGEN DEMAND ANALYSIS; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; ELECTRICITY; ELECTRODES; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; MOLASSES; SEWAGE; SILVER NITRATE; WASTE DISPOSAL, FLUID; WASTE WATER;

EID: 84886942359     PISSN: 02731223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2166/wst.2013.261     Document Type: Article

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