Evaluating the effects of scaling up on the performance of bioelectrochemical systems using a technical scale microbial electrolysis cell

Bioresource Technology

Volumn 163, Issue , 2014, Pages 206-213

  Brown, Robert Keith ^a   Harnisch, Falk ^b   Wirth, Sebastian ^a   Wahlandt, Helge ^a   Dockhorn, Thomas ^a   Dichtl, Norbert ^a   Schröder, Uwe ^a  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF BRAUNSCHWEIG   (Germany)

^b HELMHOLTZ CENTRE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH UFZ   (Germany)

Author keywords

Bioelectrochemical system; Microbial electrolysis cell; Modeling; Scaling up; Technical scale

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; EFFLUENTS; ELECTROLYTIC CELLS; MODELS; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

BIO-ELECTROCHEMICAL SYSTEMS; COD REMOVAL EFFICIENCY; EFFLUENT CONCENTRATIONS; HYDRAULIC RETENTION TIME; MICROBIAL ELECTROLYSIS CELLS; REMOVAL EFFICIENCIES; SCALING-UP; TECHNICAL SCALE;

LOADING;

AMMONIA; WASTE WATER;

CELL ORGANELLE; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; EFFLUENT; ELECTROCHEMICAL METHOD; ELECTROKINESIS; NUMERICAL MODEL; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; POLLUTANT REMOVAL; SCALE EFFECT; WASTEWATER; WATER TREATMENT;

ARTICLE; BIOELECTROCHEMICAL SYSTEM; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; EFFLUENT; ELECTROCHEMICAL ANALYSIS; ELECTROLYSIS; MICROBIAL ELECTROLYSIS CELL; MICROBIAL FUEL CELL; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCALE UP; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT; WASTE WATER TREATMENT PLANT; BIOCHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; DEVICES; WASTE WATER; WATER MANAGEMENT;

BIOLOGICAL OXYGEN DEMAND ANALYSIS; ELECTROLYSIS; WASTE WATER; WATER PURIFICATION;

EID: 84899842600     PISSN: 09608524     EISSN: 18732976     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2014.04.044     Document Type: Article

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