Anoxic bio-electrochemical system for treatment of complex chemical wastewater with simultaneous bioelectricity generation

Bioresource Technology

Volumn 151, Issue , 2014, Pages 214-220

  Velvizhi, G ^a   Goud, R Kannaiah ^a   Venkata Mohan, S ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF CHEMICAL TECHNOLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

Bioelectricity; Microbial fuel cell (MFC); Nitrates; Sequencing batch reactor; Sulphates

Indexed keywords

ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; MICROBIAL FUEL CELLS; NITRATES; REDUCTION; SULFUR COMPOUNDS; TURBIDITY;

BIO-ELECTROCHEMICAL SYSTEMS; BIO-ELECTROCHEMICAL TREATMENTS (BET); COD REMOVAL EFFICIENCY; ELECTRODE ASSEMBLIES; SEQUENCING BATCH REACTORS; SULPHATES; TREATMENT EFFICIENCY; WASTEWATER TOXICITY;

BIOELECTRIC PHENOMENA;

CARBON DIOXIDE; HYDROGEN SULFIDE; NITRATE; NITROGEN OXIDE; PHOSPHATE; PROTON; SULFATE;

ANOXIC CONDITIONS; BIOFUEL; BIOREACTOR; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; ELECTRICAL POWER; ELECTROCHEMICAL METHOD; FUEL CELL; NITRATE; POWER GENERATION; SULFATE; WASTE TREATMENT;

ARTICLE; BIOELECTROCHEMICAL TREATMENT SYSTEM; BIOENERGY; ELECTROCHEMICAL ANALYSIS; ELECTRODE; ELECTRON TRANSPORT; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEQUENCING BATCH REACTOR; TURBIDITY; WASTE COMPONENT REMOVAL; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT;

BIOELECTRICITY; MICROBIAL FUEL CELL (MFC); NITRATES; SEQUENCING BATCH REACTOR; SULPHATES;

ANAEROBIOSIS; BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; BIOELECTRIC ENERGY SOURCES; ELECTRICITY; ELECTROCHEMICAL TECHNIQUES; WASTE WATER; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL; WATER PURIFICATION;

EID: 84887579855     PISSN: 09608524     EISSN: 18732976     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2013.10.028     Document Type: Article

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