Opportunities for microbial electrochemistry in municipal wastewater treatment - An overview

Water Science and Technology

Volumn 69, Issue 7, 2014, Pages 1359-1372

  Modin, Oskar ^a   Gustavsson, David J I ^b  

^a CHALMERS UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

^b VA SYD   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Bioelectrochemical system; Biogas; Microbial electrolysis cell; Microbial fuel cell; Wastewater treatment

Indexed keywords

BIOGAS; BIOLOGICAL WATER TREATMENT; CHEMICALS REMOVAL (WATER TREATMENT); MICROBIAL FUEL CELLS; ORGANIC CHEMICALS; RECLAMATION; REGENERATIVE FUEL CELLS; SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANTS;

BIO-ELECTROCHEMICAL; BIO-ELECTROCHEMICAL SYSTEMS; BIOLOGICAL TREATMENT PROCESS; MICROBIAL BIOELECTROCHEMICAL SYSTEMS; MONITOR AND CONTROL; MUNICIPAL WASTEWATER TREATMENT; MUNICIPAL WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANTS; OXIDATION AND REDUCTION;

WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

ALKALI; CARBON DIOXIDE; HYDROGEN; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; METHANE; NITROGE; NITROGEN; NITROUS OXIDE; OXYGEN; PHOSPHORUS; STRUVITE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

BIOGAS; CELL ORGANELLE; ELECTROCHEMICAL METHOD; ELECTRODE; ORGANIC MATTER; OXIDATION; WASTEWATER; WATER TREATMENT;

ANAEROBIC DIGESTION; CARBON FOOTPRINT; CARBON SOURCE; CATION EXCHANGE; CONDUCTANCE; DENITRIFICATION; DIFFUSION; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; ELECTROCHEMICAL ANALYSIS; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; ELECTRODE; ELECTROLYSIS; ELECTRON TRANSPORT; ENERGY BALANCE; ENERGY CONSERVATION; ENERGY CONSUMPTION; GREENHOUSE EFFECT; GREENHOUSE GAS; IMPLANTABLE CARDIOVERTER DEFIBRILLATOR; MICROBIAL FUEL CELL; OXIDATION; REVIEW; SWEDEN; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT; WASTE WATER TREATMENT PLANT; BIOENERGY; WATER MANAGEMENT;

MALMO; SKANE; SWEDEN;

BIOELECTRIC ENERGY SOURCES; WATER PURIFICATION;

EID: 84899453964     PISSN: 02731223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2166/wst.2014.052     Document Type: Article

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